Inside Clacton Pride 2026: An LGBTQ+ activist attends a pride event in Nigel Farage's constituency
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Daniel Lismore
3h ago· 14 min readenOpinion
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LGBTQ+ rights activist and designer Daniel Lismore recounts his experience attending Clacton Pride 2026 in Nigel Farage's constituency. Despite receiving death threats and homophobic abuse from Farage/Reform UK supporters, Lismore attended the event — after being abandoned by dozens of LGBTQ+ activists and celebrities who were too scared to join him. The piece explores the tension between the local community and Farage's political presence, the atmosphere at the pride event, and the broader implications for LGBTQ+ safety and visibility in politically hostile environments.
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bskyInside Clacton Pride 2026: An LGBTQ+ activist attends a pride event in Nigel Farage's constituencyattitude.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledI called my assistant on the morning, half joking that I was going to Clacton and I did not want to die alone at Clacton Pride.
For the past year I have been speaking out against Nigel Farage and Reform UK. I have received death threats, homophobic and transphobic abuse from their supporters for it.
About forty people, every one of them well known or working for our community. Each one of them said no. They were too scared or too busy.
Designer and LGBTQ+ rights activist Daniel Lismore attends Clacton Pride 2026 in Reform leader Nigel Farage's constituency.
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