ABSTRACT
The chapter explores experiences of mainstream services for bi people and trans people. In Brighton during the first decade of the twenty-first century, there were possibilities in working as a collective LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) grouping that sought to address the exclusions and marginalisations of bi people and trans people. The chapter highlights the productive value of acknowledging the 'othering' of trans people and bi people. Using collectivities such as LGBT, differences in bi and trans identities and experiences can be elided and erased in favour of the dominant perceptions of the category, associated with lesbians and gay men. Focusing on the materialities of basic needs, the chapter delves into heteronormative experiences of marginalisation from the gay city. It outlines the changes from politics that opposed state and oppressive legislations, towards activisms that worked within inclusive state apparatuses that were created in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
