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'''Pride''', in the LGBT context, refers to events such as marches, parades, and festivals celebrating the fact that LGBT people are now proclaiming themselves as proud to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, rather than, as in previous generations, being ashamed or attempting to hide it. A measure of the success of this movement is that festivals in various towns and cities across the UK can now just call themselves "[[Brighton Pride]]" and so on, without needing to spell out in the title that they are gay or LGBT events. | '''Pride''', in the LGBT context, refers to events such as marches, parades, and festivals celebrating the fact that LGBT people are now proclaiming themselves as proud to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, rather than, as in previous generations, being ashamed or attempting to hide it. A measure of the success of this movement is that festivals in various towns and cities across the UK can now just call themselves "[[Brighton Pride]]" and so on, without needing to spell out in the title that they are gay or LGBT events. | ||
| − | The first [[London Pride Parade|Gay Pride March]] in [[London]] was on the 1st of July 1972 and was organised by [[GLF]]. The date was chosen to be the nearest Saturday to the [[Stonewall]] riots of 1969.<ref><cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, P61.</ref> The numbers taking | + | The first [[London Pride Parade|Gay Pride March]] in [[London]] was on the 1st of July 1972 and was organised by [[GLF]]. The date was chosen to be the nearest Saturday to the [[Stonewall]] riots of 1969.<ref><cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, P61.</ref> The numbers taking part are estimated to be between 200-700 people. There had been a small march and rally the previous year, but it had not called itself a Pride march. [[File:79 - Gay Pride London.jpg|thumb|right| Gay Pride 1979 in London commemorated the tenth anniversary of [[Stonewall]]]] |
Pride festivals have grown across the UK and now take place in about fifty towns and cities each year.<ref>http://pinkuk.com/events/ [[Pink UK]]: List of Gay prides and events in the UK</ref> | Pride festivals have grown across the UK and now take place in about fifty towns and cities each year.<ref>http://pinkuk.com/events/ [[Pink UK]]: List of Gay prides and events in the UK</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 18 February 2022
Pride, in the LGBT context, refers to events such as marches, parades, and festivals celebrating the fact that LGBT people are now proclaiming themselves as proud to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, rather than, as in previous generations, being ashamed or attempting to hide it. A measure of the success of this movement is that festivals in various towns and cities across the UK can now just call themselves "Brighton Pride" and so on, without needing to spell out in the title that they are gay or LGBT events.
The first Gay Pride March in London was on the 1st of July 1972 and was organised by GLF. The date was chosen to be the nearest Saturday to the Stonewall riots of 1969.[1] The numbers taking part are estimated to be between 200-700 people. There had been a small march and rally the previous year, but it had not called itself a Pride march.
Gay Pride 1979 in London commemorated the tenth anniversary of Stonewall
Pride festivals have grown across the UK and now take place in about fifty towns and cities each year.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Out of the Shadows, P61.
- ↑ http://pinkuk.com/events/ Pink UK: List of Gay prides and events in the UK
