Royal Mail will issue a set of eight stamps on July 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Pri rally the UK, which took place on the same day 1972. The issue reprents the 50-year story of the Pri movement, which celebrat diversy and dividualism wh the LGBTQ+ muny (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and others), and rais awarens of discrimatn and equaly. The lourful signs all feature people marchg joyoly, while showg variatns and velopments drs, slogans, banners and flags.
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ROYAL MAIL LNCH BRIGHTLY-LOURED LLECTN TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST GAY PRI MARCH
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Image source, Royal mail/paImage ptn, The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place London July 1972, which was the first to bear the name Gay Pri source, Royal mail/paImage ptn, The march was spired by events the Uned Stat, where the first Pri events took place to memorate the Stonewall rts New source, Royal mail/PAImage ptn, The stamps show pictur spired by the first Gay Pri rally and early Pri events where people takg part would shout slogans like: "Gay is fun! Gay is proud!
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On 1 July 1972 a crowd of people gathered London’s Trafalgar Square and marched to Hy Park chantg “Gay is fun! But was the first rally the UK wh the name “Gay Pri”, spired by Pri events the years on, Royal Mail is memoratg the landmark event wh a set of eight illtrated stamps, art-directed by NB Stud and illtrated by the award-wng artist Sofie Birk, whose work has featured mpaigns for brands such as Nike and stamps rry vibrantly loured illtratns of typil scen at Pri events, which are now an annual fixture at ci across the world. Photograph: Royal Mail/PAOne of the mands of the first Pri rally the UK was greater legal equaly for gay people.