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We’re back with our biggest offering yet
and it’s sure to get you in the party mood
and have you celebrating all weekend long!

We’ve changed a lot since our first

march back in 1999 and we look
forward to celebrating with you again
next year for our 20th Anniversary.

Over the weekend, you can check out

our exciting new parade route featuring
the biggest number of floats, community
groups and businesses we’ve ever seen!

To help you make the most of

this magical weekend, we’ve put
together this Pride Guide so that you
don’t miss out on any of the action!

We hope you have the most amazing

and memorable weekend and look
forward to seeing you again next year!
Much love,
Team Pride Cymru.
Dyma ni unwaith eto, yn fwy nag erioed,
ac yn siwr o wneud i chi fod eisiau dathlu
a bod yn rhan o’r parti drwy’r penwythnos!
Mae pethau wedi newid yn sylweddol
ers yr orymdaith gyntaf nol yn 1999 ac
edrychwn ymlaen at ddathlu ein penblwydd
yn 20 oed gyda chi flwyddyn nesaf.

Er mwyn i chi allu gwneud y mwyaf

o’r penwythnos a sicrhau nad ydych
yn colli mas ar unrhyw beth mae’r
manylion i gyd yn y canllaw hwn.

Gobeithio bydd eich penwythnos yn un

anhygoel sy’n llawn atgofion, ac edrychwn
ymlaen at eich croesawu eto flwyddyn nesaf!

Llond trol o gariad,

Tîm Pride Cymru

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7 #proudtobeme

8 tips for a great pride

10 glitter cymru

12 kate hutchinson

14 parade

16 stages

19 the line up

28 with thanks
 Bursting
with Pride
Celebrating
Pride Cymru on
Saturday 25 August
#PrideAtTesco

In partnership with
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obeme
A warm welcome to Pride Cymru 2018. I’m
looking forward to you joining us in the
largest celebration of equality and diversity With all that, how can anyone say that
in Wales. Not only are we celebrating our Pride is not needed? For as long as there
diversity but we are also inviting you to join is a lack of acceptance for our diversity, for
together to stand against the increasing as long as there is a lack of respect for the
levels of intolerance that members of the lives that we peacefully lead, then yes Pride
LGBT+ people are still faced with here is needed and it is as relevant now as it
in Wales, across the UK and around the was 30 years ago.
world. Our message this year is about
acceptance. It’s about recognising that My first Pride was in Cardiff. I had struggled
no matter what your gender identity, your from a young age with my sexuality
sexuality, your ethnicity, we are all human and with those feelings of guilt and
and we should all be treated equally and embarrassment that I am sure lots of
young people have gone through. I didn’t
with respect.
come from an accepting family and I
Since joining Pride Cymru two years ago, I
was afraid of what being who I am, really
have repeatedly been asked “Is Pride still
meant. Pride was the first time I felt that
relevant? Is it still needed?” and my answer
I was in an environment where I could be
is always that it absolutely is!
accepted for who I was and where I was
In May we commemorated 30 years since
not afraid to say that I am gay. I will never
the introduction of Section 28 and whilst we
forget that moment. I am honoured to now
have done away with that hateful piece of
be part of the team at Pride. As the new
legislation, and secured many of our rights
Co-Chair I will do my bit to help deliver a
under law, our communities are still faced
safe and supportive environment to those
with deep rooted challenges. .
out there struggling to find acceptance.
We live in a society that seems increasingly
Enjoy yourselves, look out for each other
divided in so many ways. Many of us still
and remember why we are all here. Happy
suffer Hate crime and abuse on our streets
Pride Cymru 2018!
and in other places that should be safe.
The type of discrimination faced by our
community goes far beyond acts of hate
or violence. Negative comments made
daily to members of the LGBT+ people and
confrontational behaviour that tries to
convince us that we are not valid. This kind
of behaviour we accept as “the norm”, that
it “goes with the territory”, that “it’s what
we are used to dealing with”, but when you
think about it, that’s just not right. Nobody
should have to live resigned to the fact
that they are going to be discriminated
against and be subjected to any form of
derogatory behaviour. Nobody should live
with fear of being who they truly are. Gian Molinu
Being LGBT+ is still a crime in 72 countries
around the world. What kind of message Vice - Chair . Pride Cymru
does that give to a young person struggling
with their sexuality or with their gender
identity?
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tips
Two of our volunteers, Lukey & Leigh, have offered some
helpful tips and tricks that they’ve collected over their years
volunteering at Pride Cymru...
1. Pack a small bag - You don’t want to be lugging a big bag around with you all day,
but you might want to carry some essentials - a jacket, cash and tonnes of glitter!

2. Sun cream - hopefully it’s going to be hot, so sun cream is a must if you don’t want to
burn or get sunstroke.

3. Dress comfortably – use common sense when deciding what clothes and shoes to
wear. Grass might get muddy or dusty so don’t wear your best trainers!

4. Stay hydrated - make sure you take on some H20, especially if the weather is good.
You’ll thank yourself tomorrow!

5. Get creative, get involved and express yourself – this is Pride after all, and we would
love you all to get the most out of this weekend.

6. Request the Monday off work - you will be thankful that you did!

Pride Cymru is a great organisation that has shown us how to be the people we want to
be, without judgement and negativity. It’s helped us show unity and solidarity, not just
within the LGBT+ community but with allies as well.

This is an experience like no other, all wrapped up in the form of a fun weekend with
plenty of amazing acts to see, stalls to explore, a family fun zone and not forgetting the
parade through the city centre.

Be Safe! Be Seen! Be Proud!

#ProudToBeMe Lukey & Leigh

After two years of talks, events and some
very exciting projects, Glitter Cymru is
heading to new heights and casting a much
needed light on Wales’ BAME LGBT+ culture.
We chatted with founder Vish, to discover
just why it’s so important.
Glitter is for anyone who identifies as BAME
and LGBT+ who may feel invisible in society
and want a form of validation about their
identity. At our meet-ups we have a range of
diverse attendees, including asylum seekers,
international students and local residents.

Also, Glitter is about involving allies in our

I’m Vish, the Chair and founder of Glitter
Cymru. I identify as queer, British Asian and
my pronouns are they/them. I also love
cooking and Britney Spears!
initiatives. Allies are anyone who isn’t both
BAME and LGBT+ but wishes to support and
understand the issues faced by BAME LGBT+
people. Allies are important in helping to
amplify our voices in society.

What is Glitter Cymru?

Glitter Cymru is a monthly social for Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people
who identify as LGBT+. We currently meet
every 2nd Monday of the month at Cardiff
University.
When and why was Glitter started?
What makes you Proud to be Me?
I’m proud after many years of self-doubt and
feeling invisible to acknowledge that I exist
as a Queer, Welsh, Asian individual and so do
many people like me – I take great comfort in
knowing I’m not alone!

Glitter started in July 2016 and we came

about after hearing the frustrations of many
BAME LGBT+ people of not feeling welcomed,
understood and acknowledged by the wider
LGBT+ community as well as wider society. It
was clear that a safe space of needed for
BAME LGBT+ to be seen, heard and validated
and thus Glitter was born. We as BAME
LGBT+ people meet to provide support to
one another as well as discuss any issues we
may have. On top of this, our group is about
making friends and empowering BAME LGBT+
to own their voice and express it.

Who is Glitter for?

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I am proud to be me. As a person, there
are many things that make up me. I am
a musician, writer, gamer, charity worker,
daughter among them. I am a jumble of
loves, dislikes, insecurities, anxieties and
happiness. I am also trans, but that is just
just one small part of who I am, one thing
in the big recipe that makes me, Kate.
It took a lot of soul searching to find a place
where my sense of ‘self’ sat comfortably.
Everything I would see when growing up
would send the signal to me that I should
never tell anyone about the way I felt
regarding my gender. So I didn’t, apart
from an abortive attempt at transitioning in
the late 1990s, it took me until the age of 42
to find a time when I felt that I could deal
with what the world had to throw at me.
When I began my transition I had a plan. I
had all my hopes and dreams wrapped up
in that plan. I was going to transition, get
the healthcare support I needed for it, carry
on running my small business in North Wales
and live happily ever after in my little house
with my girlfriend and my dog. Happier that
I was finally living my truth.
But the first time I heard ‘Ha ha, look at the
tranny’ while walking down a local street on
the way back from seeing a friend, I knew
that wasn’t going to be the case. That may
have been the first transphobic remark I
heard but it was far from the last. I wonder
if there will be a point in my life where I
no longer hear them. If you have seen me
speak you may have heard me talk about
that old rhyme, ‘Sticks and stones may
break my bones, but names will never hurt
me’? Well names do hurt, names can have
an impact that can kill.
It’s 6 years later and I work for Diversity
Role Models, a charity that aims to prevent
homophobic, biphobic and transphobic
bullying in UK schools as well as volunteering
with several other organisations including
Pride Cymru campaigning for LGBT+ rights.
I never planned to do the type of work
that I am now so passionate about. But it’s
a sad fact that someone needs to do it.
In those 6 years since I transitioned, I’ve
seen a huge increase in the visibility of trans
people. Trans on the telly, trans in the papers,
online. Trans people everywhere. Except that
visibility isn’t always positive. Sure, we now
have a few trans actors playing trans roles
on TV and in the odd film, but often when
you see a trans person in the media they are
often sensationalised, and their very identity
is always under the microscope. Those
negative stories and portrayals, that doubt of
a person’s identity, it has serious impact. It can
increase prejudice and discrimination. I can
remember a few times having abuse hurled
at me in the street within a day of a negative
programme on TV or newspaper headline.
Recently there has been a rise in the
voices of a small group of anti-trans
rights protestors, supported by right wing
media. They claim that the progression of
trans rights will have a negative impact on
women. Please note that their definition
of women does not include trans women.
This single exclusion sends a message to
the trans community that this group of
protestors do not see trans identities as valid.
I won’t repeat here what has already been
covered in so many other places about the
reform of the Gender Recognition Act, the
suicide rates in the trans community and
the fact these protestors seem to ignore
the existence of trans men and non-binary
people. Instead, I want you to think about
what these women want to achieve. At the
core of their arguments, they do not want
trans people to be recognised as their
authentic gender identities, it’s as simple
as that. They do not want trans women
in female spaces when they have always
been using them since somebody put a
gendered sign on a toilet door (I bet your
toilet at home is gender neutral). They are
trying to say that a trans person’s rights are
of less value than a cisgender person’s rights.

They are trying to create a hierarchy of

equality, where there should never ever be one.

Our world is a one of many different cultures,

colours, textures, ideas, beliefs and sounds.
That diversity is what makes the world
go around, we all have lives made up of
diverse experiences, we are all valid. One
oppressed group should never think it can
shout over the voices of another. Right
now, that is what is happening to our trans
community. So, I urge you to stand up for
your trans family, support them as they
continue to campaign for the basic human
right of being able to define yourself legally.

Kate Hutchinson
Trans Community Outreach Officer
Pride Cymru
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Not only is Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend
returning with its biggest and best offering
yet but the annual Pride Parade will also
be returning with a brand new route, giving
you more opportunities to get involved.
Starting on North Road, a convoy of
over 20 floats, corporate sponsors,
local LGBT+ groups and services and
people from all across Wales will make
their way in a loop down St Mary’s St
and back up Westgate St in our longest
and most extravagant parade yet.
starts at 11am!
This year, we’re also introducing entertainment
points spread across the parade route that
will allow visitors to experience a range of
talents and take in the festival atmosphere.
If you, your friends, your family, your
colleagues, your local community group or
even your great aunty Brenda want to get
involved in the Parade, then joing in! Whether
you’re a group of 5 or 50, you can march
along with your LGBT+ siblings and help
create a memorable experience for everyone.
 Open Day
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ca b a Make sure you head over on Sunday
night where Glee will be taking over
the stage for an afternoon of comedy.
Catch Maureen Younger, Aaron
This year’s Cabaret Stage will host Twitchen, Chelsea Hart, Jo Enright
over 30 acts from across the UK. and Robert White take centre stage
for some Pride themed belly-laughs.
From your local favourites to some
of the newest and most exciting
acts joining the scene, there
really is something for everyone.

We’ve got kings, queens, glitter and

gowns a plenty so don’t miss out
on this fairground of fabulousness.

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The Variety Stage sees a series of

transformations over the Big Weekend. On
Friday, it sees Cardiff’s legendary Bingo
Lingo take on Pride Cymru in a huge mash up
of outrageous fun! The rest of the weekend?
Well you can expect to feel like you’re in Club
Tropicana itself. We’ll be hosting everything
from the finest local drag acts to the
hottest DJs on the scene in South Wales.
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Our dedicated Family area has
activities for all ages. With interactive
games, disco tots, arts and crafts
and a special appearance from Olly
Pike from Pop ’n’ Olly. Olly Pike will be
teaching children all about equality and
diversity in a fun and child-friendly way.

There’ll also be some Pride-style

disco fun courtesy of Discotots -
why should raving be left to adults?!

There’s plenty on offer at the Big

Weekend for the perfect family day out.

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The Main Stage will be bringing you top
class entertainment from across the globe.
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From 90s icons and Australian Idols to
Britney impersonators and world class
Theatre group, The Wow Bar Dolls and the
DJs - we have something for everyone.
amazing South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus.
Hosts including Ian ‘H’ Watkins,
Fasten your seatbelts - it’s gonna be a BIG
Claire Sweeney, Harriette Thorpe and
weekend!
former Mr Gay Wales Paul Davies will
lead you through a day of non-stop
talent and super star performances.

We’ve got tributes to Cher, Amy

Winehouse, and the one and
only Donna Marie as Lady GaGa.

And it may be Saturday but give us

three scoops of fabulousness with all
the trimmings, because The Sundaes
will be dropping by for a tasty treat.

We’ve also got a mixture of local talent

with The Admiral Choir, Kinetic Arts
WHAT’S ON FRIDAY

It’s the opening night of Pride Cymru’s Big

Weekend and we’re starting with a bang.

On the main stage Claire Sweeney

hosts an array of talent including the
powerhouse that is Angie brown, 90’s icon
Sonique and DJ duo supreme Flip and Fill.

You can also join fellow host, Drag

sensation Jolene Dover for her ultimate
90’s set that is not to be missed.

As if all that mainstage action wasn’t

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enough, Queer Question Time are
bringing their topical debate panel to
the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.

TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE
Panelists include Welsh Labour MP Jeremy
Miles, Glitter Cymru representative Sash,
Plaid Pride’s Adam Price and Trustee of

WORKPLACE AND WE
Queer Britain, Stonewall founder and
allround amazing activist and LGBT+
powerhouse Lisa Power. (Register for a
free ticket at pridecymmru.co.uk/tickets)

ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT

Thirsty for more? We have Bingo Lingo
taking over our Variety Stage but put

THE GROWTH AND

those dabbers away as this will be a game
like no other. Think dance-offs, twerking,
joke prizes and some on-stage antics!

DEVELOPMENT OF LGBT
Last but by no means least you can also
bust a move at the unveiling of our ultra-
groovy Roller Disco tent. Lace up those

TALENT ACROSS
boots and let out your inner dancing queen!

THE WORLD

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 M E SS U P TH E M E SS TH E AT R E CO M PA N Y
& YOU TH CYM RU YN CYF LWY N O \ PR ESEN T

HUMANEQUIN
TACHWEDD 20 - 24 NOVE MBER
Tri actor traws-rhywedd yn camu
i’r llwyfan. Maen nhw eisiau i chi
wrando. Pan fo gan bawb farn,
gwrandewch ar y gwirionedd.
Three transgender actors step
out onto a stage. They want you
to listen. When everyone else
has an opinion. Hear their truth.

MILK PRESENTS
BULLISH
TACHWEDD 20 - 24 NOVE MBER
Drama fytholegol newydd gyda
chaneuon sy’n trafod diroedd
hynafol a newydd ym maes
rhywedd a hunaniaeth traws-
ddynol.
*
A new mythical play with songs,
Bullish negotiates ancient
and new territories in trans-
masculine gender and identity.

CONNIE: CHRISTMAS IS ORFF

RHAGFYR 15 DEC EMBER
Wedi’u berfformio yn Gymraeg a Saesneg \ Performed in English & Welsh.

Dewch i groto Connie Orff wrth Take the stress out of the
iddi gnoi cil a chwerthin ar holl stress-tive season with
boen a phwysau’r Nadolig. Connie Orff.

LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT

ICONS
RHAGFY R 18 - 22 DE CE MBER
Mae’r seren cabaret a’r
carwr lycra yn ffrwydro ar
lwyfan Caerdydd gyda’i waith
diweddaraf, Icons.
*
This opera and lycra loving
cabaret sensation storms into
Cardiff with his latest work,
Icons.

LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT

DUCKIE
RHAGFYR 20 - 31 DECE MBER
Gan ail-ddychmygu The Ugly
Duckling, bydd y sioe deuluol
ddisglair a glamoraidd yma’n
hawlio’r llwyfan.
*
Family friendly glamour and
glitz takes centre stage in
this reimagining of The Ugly
Duckling.

*Perfformiadau cynorthwyedig ar gael. Ewch i’r wefan am fwy o wybodaeth

Assisted performances available. Visit website for details

Perfformiadau
wmc.org.uk
i’r Chwilfrydig
wmc.org.uk/chwilfrydig
029 2063 6464
wmc.org.uk/curious
Mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni yn Gymraeg

Performances
Curious
for the
DANCE CONSORTIUM YN CYFLWYNO / PRESENTS #trocksuk

HHHHH “All hail the drag queens

of ballet! They are drop-dead fabulous
and an international treasure”
THE STAGE

“Tutu delicious!”
THE SUNDAY TIMES

wmc.org.uk HYDREF
029 2063 6464 16 & 17
Mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni yn Gymraeg
OCTOBER
2018
www.DanceConsortium.com
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As a not for profit, volunteer-led organisation,
we rely on the support of numerous
businesses and individuals, without
whom there would be no Pride Cymru.
All year round, our commmittee
team works relentlessly to offer a
range of events and projects that
help promote LGBT+ life in Wales.
We also work with a variety of strategic
partners and local LGBT+ charities and
services to help foster a collaborative
environment that promotes the
rights of all LGBT+ people from a
range of backgrounds and areas.
Our corporate sponsors, who work so
generously with us, have also helped
shape us into the organisation we
are today, and without this support,
important celebrations of LGBT+ culture
like the Big Weekend just couldn’t happen.
So thank you to everyone who has
made us what we are and we look
forward to doing it all again next year!
#proudtobem
Gan ein bod yn fudiad di-elw wedi’i arwain
gan wirfoddolwyr rydym yn ddibynnol ar
ewyllys da nifer o fusnesau ac unigolion ac
hebddynt ni fyddai Pride Cymru yn bodoli.
Trwy gydol y flwyddyn mae tîm y pwyllgor
yn gweithio’n ddi-baid er mwyn cynnig
ystod o weithgareddau a digwyddiadau
sy’n helpu hybu bywyd LHDT+ yng Nghymru.
Yn ogystal, rydym yn gweithio gydag
amrywiaeth o bartneriaid strategol ac
elusennau a gwasanaethau LHDT+ lleol er
mwyn meithrin amgylchedd gydweithredol
sy’n hybu hawliau bob unigolyn LHDT+
ag ystod o gefndiroedd ac ardaloedd.
Yn ogystal, mae gwaith hael ein noddwyr
corfforaethol wedi ein helpu i greu’r
mudiad sy’n bodoli heddiw, ac heb
eu cefnogaeth ni fuasai dathliadau
pwysig o ddiwylliant LHDT+ fel y
Penwythnos Mawr yn gallu digwydd.
Felly, diolch i bawb sydd wedi chwarae
rhan yn ein llwyddiant ac edrychwn ymlaen
at ail-wneud y cyfan eto flwyddyn nesaf!
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