North East Lincolnshire Pride T/a Grimsby Pride

‘Grimsby Pride’ is the trading name for a charity called ‘North East Lincolnshire Pride’ (Registered Charity Number 1146977). The committee organise and hold an annual event to celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in North East Lincolnshire and surrounding areas. As well as a celebration, the event raises awareness of the LGBT community and provides support for people, by offering a range of outlets where anyone can access and gain advise surround the subject. We aim for Grimsby to be a place where everybody knows that the diversity offered by the LGBT community is something to be celebrated and in which LGBT people can feel safe and accepted. We believe that inclusiveness improves self esteem and provides a sense of belonging, which helps to diminish the psychological effects of discrimination faced by individuals in daily life. To date we have had 5 pride events beginning in 2009 with “The Event” held at the back of the old Secrets Bar in Pasture Street. We attracted o