‘THE SPIRIT OF THAT FIRST MARCH LIVES ON IN TODAY’S GENERATION’

It has been three years since the last Pride in London. Three years since the streets of the capital city were ablaze with a carnival of protest. Three years since LGBTQ+ people and their allies took up space in the centre of London in a highly visible, highly political celebration.

This year’s Pride in London on July 2 comes 50 years and one day after the first ever Pride march in the UK – and promises to be a show of solidarity with LGBTQ+ people across the world, as three years’ worth of newcomers join hands with veterans of the struggle, wearing their hearts on their sleeves, standing up for equality.

This year’s Pride in London Parade will pay respects to the original marchers of 1972. The route will pass many of the same