Sheet of Brighton Dyke Collective logos for badge making. The Brighton Dyke Collective is a group for dykes in Brighton & Hove advocating for dyke rights, dyke solidarity and dyke joy!

A protest sign made by two dyke friends at The Dyke Collective Brighton's sign making event held on 19th March 2026 in preparation for marching against the far right. Sign reads: "Hairy muffs against fascism!"

The event that this flyer refers to was the launch of The Dyke Collective manifesto on the 24th April 2025, held at Dyke Night, a weekly queer social event at The Actors pub, Brighton. The Brighton Dyke Collective participated in a manifesto-writing workshop with Exploding Appendix in early 2024, and the manifesto was created as a group effort to set the tone for the Collective's future. The event included dykey activities and performances to spread the word that inclusive political action is taking place within the community. Bringing the manifesto launch to this space directly politicised it. The event was designed to celebrate dyke culture with performances, an arm wrestling station, and a table for Queers for Palestine, selling copies of the DC manifesto as part of the regular fundraising effort at the Actors. The manifesto is central to the collective and has inspired lots of dykes to get involved. The DC put these posters all around town, in The Queery, at the Universities, pubs, coffee shops, and bars. The event was a great night, with our Chair MCing, poetry from local dyke poets, music, and a reading of our manifesto to finish the night, read by members of the collective.

A manifesto for the Dyke Collective Brighton created by the community though a series of workshops and then written and edited by Sabana, Jet and Skye. It was created to formalise, describe and give purpose to this grassroots community dyke group . An important piece of collective work that encapsulates the love and rage that drives us.