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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

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LONDON PRI PARA: HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK

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 uk *

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.

PROUD: THE FIRST GAY PRI LONDON

The UK’s Gay Liberatn Front only lasted a few years the early 1970s, but s legacy is still felt today * first gay pride march uk *

"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. "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.

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