Out at London’s First Pri March - The Gay & Lbian Review

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The UK’s Gay Liberatn Front only lasted a few years the early 1970s, but s legacy is still felt today

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PROUD: THE FIRST GAY PRI LONDON

50 years on om the first Gay Pri march 1972 revellers take to London’s streets for biggt ever para and first sce the panmic stck * first gay pride march in london *

It was anised by members of the Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) and was held rponse to the Stonewall Rts, where police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar Greenwich Village New York on June 28, 1969. Along wh the GLF, gay rights activist and human rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell helped anise the first Pri Para Hy Park, which was held on the neart Saturday to the Stonewall Rts. The thor claimed gay men wanted to drs like women: "they would appear as soft as possible to each other, any Thg of Manls beg diametrilly oppose to such unnatural Practic.

This right-hand figure this prt is Samuel Drybutter, a bookseller Wtmster Hall, who was a public figure 18th century London, famo for his flamboyant drs and supposed homosexualy. But they began as tensely polil events, challeng to a world where homosexual activi were first Gay Pri march took place London on 1 July 1972, spired by the 1969 Stonewall Rts New York.

LONDON PRI PARA: HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK

Lookg through our llectn for signs of the long stggle for gay rights. * first gay pride march in london *

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 badg celebratg Pri and gay activism were created durg the 1970s and 80s, when wearg them on the streets was a powerful and dangero polil statement, sometim met wh abe or vlence.

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The Pri para London tak place every summer. Pri events are held all over the world support of LGBTQ rights. Fd out about the history of gay rights the UK. * first gay pride march in london *

Unr the legislatn, lol thori were prohibed by law om 'promotg homosexualy by teachg or by publishg material', effectively banng help for LGBT people om schools, librari, and muny groups. This 'rabow' iendship necklace, bought at a London Pri event, is based on the rabow flag first unveiled at the San Francis Gay and Lbian Freedom Day Para 1978.

INSI THE FIRST PRI PARA—A R PROTT FOR GAY LIBERATN

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.

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