About five hundred thousand
people came together to celebrate equality and diversity at PRIDE London
this year. What a party!
This was our (Havering’s LGBT Group) second time at PRIDE, ten of
us from Havering including three youth workers had an amazing day.
First
we went to the University of Art in Bond Street to meet lots of other LGBT
Youth groups from all over UK.
Together we went to the parade as Youth@Pride.
There were so many of colourful, fun floats and thousands of people waving
flags and dressed in the theme of the parade, fantasy and fairytales- the
costumes were nang!
We marched through the streets of London holding the largest flag you have
seen! it was an enormous rainbow flag that portrays all of the diversity
of the LGBT communities.
We went along Oxford street, around Piccadilly Circus and up to Trafalgar
Square with thousands and thousands on people cheering the parade on. The
atmosphere was electric.
We also met Ian Mckellan (Gandolf in Lord of
the Rings) he’s a big supporter of rights and anti homophobia.
Feedback
of the day was……
“ It had been a great day it gave us a chance to really enjoy
ourselves and to celebrate the great diversity of sexuality, the day gives
people freedom
to be yourself”
“
Why the day was special for me ……..tolerance, fun, dressing
up, seeing fiends, meeting beautiful people, freedom, liberation, awareness
and pride.
Straight and gay people celebrating together really makes the day for me.”
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