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LONDON PRI PARA: HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK
But there was also history as the para marked 50 years sce the Sexual Offenc Act 1967, which crimalised homosexualy England and signifince was not lost on Ward and her iends, even if they also had sympathy for the claims this week by Peter Tatchell that Pri had “morphed to a mercialised, burecratic and le-bound event”. Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/ShutterstockA celebratn that he had taken part sce s begngs 1972 had now bee modified, add the veteran gay-rights mpaigner, one of the latt reeratns of the claim that mercialisatn was stealg the event’s soul. A renciliatn wh the navy me when she marched wh them the Pri 200 members of the armed forc takg part this year was naval manr Sam Telove, 42, the -chair of Compass, the navy’s LGBT+ work, who joed when beg gay the armed forc was illegal.
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. "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 ARE THE RADIL ROOTS OF BRISH GAY PRI
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.