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GAY PRI
Gay Pri, annual celebratn, ually June the Uned Stat and sometim at other tim other untri, of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) inty. Gay Pri memorat the Stonewall rts New York Cy of June 28, 1969. * british gay pride *
Revellers wearg face pat, glter, jewels and sequs joed the celebratns as Pri returned for the first time sce the Covid-19 event, hailed as the most clive history, clud performanc om Ava Max and Emeli para paid homage to the origal 1972 march, anised by the Gay Liberatn Front (GLF), and saw revellers pass signifint s om the UK's LGBTQ+ led Park Lane ahead of the ma march through the pal, which was led by GLF activists holdg plards readg "I was there 1972". "Image source, EPAImage ptn, Thoands gathered Trafalgar Square to celebrateImage source, RtersImage ptn, The para paid homage to the 1972 march, passg signifint s om the UK's first LGBTQ+ movementIn Trafalgar Square, Dame Kelly Holm told the crowd she would "never live behd that curta aga" after g out as gay last month. "For 34 years I have never been able to say those words until two weeks ago, due to the fear of judgement and retributn that was stilled me sce the age of 18 bee the laws the ary and beg the public eye, " the Olympic champn source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Dame Kelly, 52, shared her relief at g out as gay last monthAt the ont of the para, the star of Netflix g-of-age drama Heartstopper, Joe Locke, said was an honour to be celebratg "beg queer when the world might not be so acceptg".
"I'm proud to be a gay man, " he ptn, London Pri at 50: Veteran meets para first-timerImage source, PA MediaImage ptn, Pri volunteers add rabow face pat to each other's fac ahead of the Pri London paraLoud, proud and backBy Lren Moss, LGBT and inty rrponnt, at the paraIn 2022 Pri is most fely a were dancg the street, throwg sweets, blowg whistl and havg a great enormo rabow flag billowed out behd the Gay Liberatn Front, who anised the first prott 's no doubt that 's worlds away om what was when started wh a few hundred people riskg arrt for kissg each other the 're followed by thoands of people who want to make their voic heard at the place where Pri was born 50 years source, Getty ImagImage ptn, More than 600 LGBTQ+ muny groups joed the marchImage source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Revellers wore face pat, glter, jewels and sequsMohammed Nazir, 24, om Banglash, om mpaign group Rabows Across Borrs, said he wanted to dite this year's pri to those who were still forced to hi their sexualy.
THE ARE THE RADIL ROOTS OF BRISH GAY PRI
Organisers said reflected the "very real ncerns" of the LGBTQ+ muny - particular over the force's handlg of four murrs of gay men by serial killer Stephen force acknowledged ncerns om the LGBTQ+ muny the wake of quts which nclud police failgs "probably" ntributed to the aths of the young wasn't jt London that marked Pri on Shetland held their first Pri ftival, the most northerly celebratn of s kd the UK, plete wh burlque dancers, a samba band and people drsed as Vikgs. LGBT+ people n also face an creased risk of mental health ’s a lot left to fight Pri month kicks off around the world - memoratg the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts - let’s remember some of the extraordary people who have battled for gay rights.