Our first Poole pride was a great success. Fortunately it was indoors, at the Lighthouse, as other events the same day – such as Portsmouth Pride – were cancelled due to poor weather. We got over 30 signatures on each of the case we featured – Géza Buzás-Hábel being prosecuted for organising the Pécs Pride march, Hungary, in October 2025 and the Genç LGBTI+ association in Türkiye, being prosected and possibly forced to dissolve on a variety vague morality laws.
Many more visitors took “Love is a human right” selfies and took away an assortment of stickers and badges. It was only the second Poole Pride and we thought it well organised and well supported. We will certainly aim to return next year.
