Hyde Park

Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, is a large public park in central London. It is one of the Royal Parks, and forms a single open space with Kensington Gardens. It was opened to the public in 1637.

In 1830, 19 men were arrested by two policemen in a two-month campaign against homosexuals.

In 1912, moral campaigners were complaining that "indecency, sexual intercourse and sodomy are being constantly carried on in various parts of Hyde park, especially after dark".

Speakers' Corner, near Marble Arch, is noted for open-air public speaking (and at one time for gay pick-ups).

Hyde Park has been the site of Gay Days and London Pride festivals.