Windrush is part of a wider story of Caribbean life, memory and community. Queer and trans Caribbean people belong in that story.
Look beyond the familiar image
How we mark Windrush Day shapes who is recognised. Our guide asks what happens when we make room for queer and trans lives, migration, family and the people whose histories are too often left out.
Start with questions
- Who appears in the images we use, and who is missing?
- Where are queer and trans people in the stories we tell about Caribbean Britain?
- How do we hold celebration, memory and the need for repair together?
- Do we credit and support the communities whose culture we share?
A constellation of lives
The original guide offers entry points into these connected histories, including Ivor Cummings, Pearl Alcock, Cecil Belfield Clarke and Justin Fashanu. It is a starting framework, not a complete history.
Take the conversation into your community
Use these questions in a reading group, around a table, or when planning an event. Leave room for different experiences and for the things people may not want to share.
Read the full guide
Download the original booklet, with words by Kelsea Delatango and artwork by Shane Sutherland.
Open the full guide (PDF, 9 MB)