Pride London is an annual event

in recognition of and celebration with the LGBT community.

The highlight of the week-long festivity is

Pride Parade

which takes place this year on Saturday, 27 June 2015.

 

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London’s first gay pride parade took place in 1972 with

700 people participating in the march

a sizeable police presence

a mixture of curious onlookers  and openly hostile agitators.

 

 

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Forty-three years hence-

Pride Parade

is a moving street party

down some of central London’s most famous roads.

 

Music blasting

Everybody dancing

Decorated floats

Outrageous costumes

Parade participants from a host of organizations and professional bodies.

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Over 750,000 people lined last year’s parade route!

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Pride, 2014

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The parade begins at 1300 and is expected to end at 1630.

For further details, visit:

http://www.prideinlondon.org/pride2015/

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(images from demotix)