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.
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THE ARE THE RADIL ROOTS OF BRISH GAY PRI
Lookg through our llectn for signs of the long stggle for gay rights. * gay pride history uk *
“They were ashamed of their sexualy and genr inty so our unter to gay shame was Gay Pri, ” Peter Tatchell – one of the people who anised that 1972 Pri march – recently told GAY TIMES. “Back then the overwhelmg amount of LGBTQ+ people were closeted, shameful and didn’t believe they were entled to equal rights, ” Peter told , addg that gay patrons outsi of queer pubs would throw s and beer bottl at them. “They said we were extremists, they said that mandg equal rights for gay people would only draw public attentn to and rult further opprsn, ” Peter explaed.
In the UK we’ve fought for and won many rights – om same-sex marriage, equal age of nsent, the Genr Regnn Act, and the right to adopt, through to repealg the homophobic Sectn 28 that probed the teachg of LGBTQ+ experienc schools the 90s. The former prs officer for the Brish Iron and Steel Feratn started volunteerg for the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HLRS) 1958, which mpaigned to change laws that crimalised gay men. Followg his ath 2010, fellow activist Andrew Lumsn creded Antony wh pavg the way for the Gay Liberatn Front, Outrage!, Stonewall and the Campaign for Homosexual Equaly.
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The former chief executive of Stonewall, Ben Summerskill, hailed Antony as a “real hero for gay equaly” and said the Brish LGBTQ+ muny “owe him a huge bt of gratu”.