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PROUD: THE FIRST GAY PRI LONDON
The first Gay Pri said: “novate, don’t assiate! Way back the early 1970s, I was a member of the newly-formed Gay Liberatn Front.
It was Bra’s first direct actn human rights movement of openly lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people. To bat the visibily and nigratn of the queer muny, we cid to anise a ‘Gay Pri’ march, wh the theme of beg out and proud. The first ever Gay Pri march the UK took place London on 1 July 1972.
There were lots of extravagant stum and cheeky banners pokg fun at homophob like the moraly mpaigner Mary Whehoe. Unlike nowadays, there was no ftival or entertament Hy Park after the march – jt an impromptu Gay Day. I won one of the gam and my prize was a long, ep kiss wh a geo French gay activist.