WorldPride London 2012: In pictures
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Image: Tom Morris.
Despite allegations that the Mayor of London's office exerted pressure on the organisers of WorldPride in London to change the start time of the event to reduce the number of people attending, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and their supporters marched from Portman Square to Whitehall today. The event celebrated forty years since the first gay pride march in London in 1972.
Veterans of the 1972 march led the parade, and were followed by groups representing LGBT charity and campaigning groups including Stonewall and Terrence Higgins Trust, trade unions, student groups and corporations including Tesco, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Ernst and Young, Smirnoff, and KPMG.
Walking groups gathering together in Portman Square before the march started.
Image: Tom Morris.
Brian Paddick, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and candidate for London mayor, marching with other elected Liberal Democrats.
Image: Fæ.
Marchers with Stonewall with placards reading "Some people are gay. Get over it." Image: Tom Morris.
Workers from Tesco marching in the parade. Image: Tom Morris.
London Raiders, a gay and lesbian softball team. Image: Tom Morris.
A drag queen hands out condoms followed by a group of men in lederhosen. Image: Tom Morris.
Transgender campaigners marching down Oxford Street. Image: Tom Morris.
Leathermen marching down Oxford Street. Image: Tom Morris.
Members of London's gothic community joined the parade. Image: Fæ.
A small group of anti-gay Christians protested in Haymarket. Image: Tom Morris.
Sources
- Matthew Jenkin. "World Pride or shame? Gay march divides London" — Gay Star News, July 7, 2012
- Stephen Gray. "London: WorldPride time was changed to reduce numbers" — Pink News, July 6, 2012
- Tris Reid-Smith. "World Pride parade was changed to keep down the crowds" — Gay Star News, July 6, 2012
