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• LONDON PRI PARA: HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK
• LONDON GAY PRI 1988 SETLISTS
• GAY MEN LONDON, OM PERSECUTN TO PRI

LONDON PRI PARA: HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK

Gay Pri March, subsequently re-brand as Pri March and now Pri Paras (see Pri) have been held London sce the early 1970s, normally on the neart Saturday to 28 June, the anniversary of the Stonewall rts.

Sometim a Q+ is add which stands for queer and + is an clive symbol to mean 'and others' to clu people of all well as an opportuny to raise awarens of the fight for equal rights for the LGBT muny, Pri is also a celebratn of the USJune is particularly signifint as this is Pri Month the US, which is where the movement fightg for gay rights began wh the Stonewall rts June has been celebrated all over the world over the last few weeks. Media ptn, WATCH: It was a 'very lonely' life when beg gay was illegal (Augt 2017)Profsor Brian Heaphy, an expert om the Universy of Manchter, explas: "Homosexualy was often treated as an illns by doctors and psychiatrists, who thought they uld 'heal' people by treatg them.

LONDON GAY PRI 1988 SETLISTS

"Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, This photo shows people France prottg agast gay marriage (the banner says 'No marriage' French)There were laws that stopped gay people om havg the same rights as people who were not gay.

The ernment did not make the chang at first and more people started to mpaign for the rights of gay source, Getty ImagImage ptn, This man, John Wolfenn, led the group which ma remendatns to the ernment about how the law should be changedEventually, the law was changed 1967, which allowed two men to be a relatnship together whout the fear of beg though this happened, there were still many laws place at the time which meant that gay people did not have the same rights as people who were not gay. 2000 Stland and 2003 England and Wal - The ban on 'promotg' homosexualy schools (Sectn 28) was ptn, WATCH: Fd out more about the rabow flag - a symbol of gay pri all over the world2004 - This year marked the start of civil partnerships for same sex upl.

GAY MEN LONDON, OM PERSECUTN TO PRI

"Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, The London Mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya Khan led the Pri march London 2016Men who were nvicted unr the old laws that ma beg gay illegal n apply to have the taken off their rerd. Treatg somebody differently bee of their race, relign, genr or sexualy (for example, for beg gay) is lled discrimatn"Public attus are much more supportive, although there are still fai who reject their gay children.

"Today is illegal to discrimate agast somebody bee of their sexualy or genr, although many gay people face discrimatn their daily says: "We want to get to a suatn where no one r what sexualy you are; where we accept the person and their right to love whoever they wish - male, female, both or neher. Wh the slogan 'Lbians and Gay Men Come Out On the Streets', Pri was an opportuny for LGBT Londoners to show their strength and numbers, and show "the posive si of the beg gay: GAY IS FUN; GAY IS PROUD; GAY IS BEAUTIFUL!

The lours reprent: red for life, orange for healg, yellow for sun, green for nature, blue for harmony (or art) and purple for necklace was bought by a gay man at one of the first London Gay Pri march he attend, about 1985. The Francis Goldg llectn clud a first for the mm: the sus that he and his partner, Dr Satish Padiyar, wore their civil partnership ceremony 2006 - both a tone of public acceptance for homosexualy, and a remr that marriage equaly for lbian and gay people was not achieved until the law was changed 2013. As thoands of people prepare to jo this year's Pri para through central London, BBC News tak a look at some of the most strikg imag om the event's 45-year source, Steve EasonImage source, Getty ImagThe first official UK Gay Pri Rally was held London on 1 July 1972.

The date was chosen as was the neart Saturday to the anniversary of the Stonewall rts of 1969, which saw people prott agast a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar 1976, a piic was held Victoria Garns by the Ho of Parliament durg what was then lled Gay Pri source, Steve EasonImage source, Steve EasonImage source, Peter MacdiarmidIn 1981 the Pri March was moved to Hudrsfield for one year only, support of the Gemi Club, which police had once lled "a csp of filth" 1983 the march was renamed Lbian and Gay Pri and the 1990s beme more of a rnival event. Sce then, a polil rally has been held Trafalgar Square straight after the source, Jeremy O'DonnellImage source, Steve EasonThe march 1996 saw gay men make a statement about relig attus to homosexualy by impersonatg the Pope and members of the Mafia.

There will also be for the first time a seated grandstand - tickets for which have already sold source, Steve EasonThe 2017 theme is Love Happens Here - and marks 50 years sce homosexualy was crimalised the London has issued advice for those planng to attend: "We remend you e ready for a day of excg para watchg. The ntroversy of Sectn 28 1988, which stated a lol thory “shall not publish material wh the tentn of promotg homosexualy, ” or “promote the teachg any mataed school of the acceptabily of homosexualy as a pretend fay relatnship, ” led to numbers creasg on the march prott. Queer Tours of London, helmed by Dan Glass, was set up last year as a seri of walks aimed at sharg the plex history of LGBTQ+ activism the cy, to mark 50 years sce the partial crimalisatn of homosexualy Bra.

1980Pri Programme 1980Gay NewsPri badge 19801981 - HudrsfieldPri Programme 1981Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19811982Pri Programme 1982Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19821983Pri Programme 1983Capal GayPri badge 19831984Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19841985Pri Programme 1985Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19851986Pri Programme 1986Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19861987Pri Programme 1987Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19871988Pri Programme 1988Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 19881989Pri Programme 1989Gay NewsCapal GayPri badge 1989LGBTQIA+ Archiv. We will trace the Pri movement through s formative years, where members of the gay and lbian muny faced wispread discrimatn, through to the 1980s and 1990s, when ralli beme better attend and supported.