5 Decades of Pride
is a series of five public artworks created to mark UK Pride’s 50th anniversary year.
The artist invited LGBT+ networks and their allies to contribute what they felt were the most important issues facing the LGBT+ community in the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s, the 2000s and the 2010s.
Participating networks included Sky’s LGBT+@Sky, Channel 4’s 4Pride, the Peter Tatchell Foundation plus LGBT+ staff members and allies at Clear Channel UK, Alight Media, JCDecaux, and Mass Media.
The 2000s were still affected by persistent anti-gay laws. Section 28, for example, wasn’t repealed until 2003, making it an offence for teachers to offer support and guidance to young people struggling with questions about their identity.
5 Decades of Pride
highlights what has mattered, and continues to matter, to LGBT+ people and their allies over 5 decades of protest and progress.
Supported by
Clear Channel UK, Sky UK Ltd, Channel 4, Alight Media, JCDecaux, and Mass Media