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10 - 11 Oct 2025

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Bradford LGBTQ+ History Walking Tour

Alice Parsons, Castles in the Sky Projects

If the streets could talk, what would they have to say?

If the streets could talk, what would they have to say?

Alice Parsons, founder of Castles in the Sky Projects and curator of Back in the Pink, lead a special walking tour of Bradford city centre – and showed the history of the city’s LGBTQ+ activism, nightlife and community that hides here in plain sight.

About the Back in the Pink Weekender

Back in the Pink was Bradford 2025’s series dedicated to the rich and radical history of LGBTQ+ life in the city, with a weekend-long celebration of gay life – past, present and future. 

We travelled back in time to explore the activism, community and culture of Bradford’s LGBTQ+ communities in the late 20th century. We connected with today’s LGBTQ+ community at workshops, discussions and a Saturday-night party. 

Credits
Co-produced by Castles in the Sky and Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Lead image: Courtesy of Alana Richardson via Bradford LGBTQ+ Archive

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