Climate change is disproportionately harming LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals around the world.

Fossil fuel companies are co-opting the struggle for LGBTQIA+ liberation to sanitise their own image. They are doing this by associating with progressive movements such as our Pride celebrations. Meanwhile these companies profit from destroying the environment, damaging people’s health, and driving people from their homes.

LGBTQIA+ Pride events exist for us, to celebrate our community, history and struggle. There is no place in Pride for companies that hurt our friends and our siblings across the globe. This has always been a struggle for justice for ALL of us.

We are therefore calling on all Pride celebrations in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight (Portsmouth Pride, Isle Of Wight Pride, Bournemouth Pride, Southampton Pride, Eastleigh Pride, New Forest Pride, Hampshire Pride, Weymouth Pride) to join People’s Pride Southampton in signing the Fossil Free Pride pledge. The pledge commits prides 

• To adopt a publicly available ethical sponsorship policy
• To refuse to accept sponsorship from or partnership with fossil fuel companies
• To refuse to accept sponsorship from or partnerships with financial institutions funding fossil fuel companies

You can learn more on the Fossil Free Pride campaign website.