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*1971: There was a small march in 1971, organised by the [[GLF]] youth Group, starting with a [[Gay Day]] in Hyde Park and then a march down Oxford Street and Regents Street to Trafalgar Square.<ref><cite>[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]</cite>, p 109</ref> There were about 200 marchers and a large number of police.<ref><cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, p 59.</ref> | *1971: There was a small march in 1971, organised by the [[GLF]] youth Group, starting with a [[Gay Day]] in Hyde Park and then a march down Oxford Street and Regents Street to Trafalgar Square.<ref><cite>[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]</cite>, p 109</ref> There were about 200 marchers and a large number of police.<ref><cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, p 59.</ref> | ||
*1972: The first Gay Pride March under that name was held 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. About 700 people took part in the march itself and maybe 2000 in the whole event, including the rally and picnic in Hyde Park.<ref> <cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, p 61.</ref> | *1972: The first Gay Pride March under that name was held 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. About 700 people took part in the march itself and maybe 2000 in the whole event, including the rally and picnic in Hyde Park.<ref> <cite>[[Out of the Shadows]]</cite>, p 61.</ref> | ||
| − | *2012 ([[World Pride]]): The Pride Parade started as in previous years from Baker Street, but the start time was unexpectely changed from 1pm to 11am, and vehicles were banned. The party in Trafalgar Square went ahead, but a number of other events on the day were cancelled.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18722279 ''BBC News'', "London gay pride: Scaled back event takes place".</ref> [[Peter Tatchell]] has reported that the change in start time was intended to reduce the numbers taking part<ref>http://www.petertatchell.net/politics/London-Mayor-sabotaged-World-Pride-numbers.htm</ref> but in the event | + | *2012 ([[World Pride]]): The Pride Parade started as in previous years from Baker Street, but the start time was unexpectely changed from 1pm to 11am, and vehicles were banned. The party in Trafalgar Square went ahead, but a number of other events on the day were cancelled.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18722279 ''BBC News'', "London gay pride: Scaled back event takes place".</ref> [[Peter Tatchell]] has reported that the change in start time was intended to reduce the numbers taking part<ref>http://www.petertatchell.net/politics/London-Mayor-sabotaged-World-Pride-numbers.htm</ref> but in the event there are thought to have been 25,000 people on the march, the biggest number ever.<ref>http://www.pridelondon.org/</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:23, 22 July 2012
Gay Pride Marches, subsequently re-branded as Pride Marches and now Pride Parades (see Pride) have been held in London since the early 1970s.
Since 2004, the London Pride events have been organised by the charity Pride London.
- 1971: There was a small march in 1971, organised by the GLF youth Group, starting with a Gay Day in Hyde Park and then a march down Oxford Street and Regents Street to Trafalgar Square.[1] There were about 200 marchers and a large number of police.[2]
- 1972: The first Gay Pride March under that name was held 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. About 700 people took part in the march itself and maybe 2000 in the whole event, including the rally and picnic in Hyde Park.[3]
- 2012 (World Pride): The Pride Parade started as in previous years from Baker Street, but the start time was unexpectely changed from 1pm to 11am, and vehicles were banned. The party in Trafalgar Square went ahead, but a number of other events on the day were cancelled.[4] Peter Tatchell has reported that the change in start time was intended to reduce the numbers taking part[5] but in the event there are thought to have been 25,000 people on the march, the biggest number ever.[6]
References
- ↑ No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles, p 109
- ↑ Out of the Shadows, p 59.
- ↑ Out of the Shadows, p 61.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18722279 BBC News, "London gay pride: Scaled back event takes place".
- ↑ http://www.petertatchell.net/politics/London-Mayor-sabotaged-World-Pride-numbers.htm
- ↑ http://www.pridelondon.org/
