Headed by some of the veterans of the LGBT+ movement in the UK who took part in 1972 in the country's first Pride parade, thousands of revelers crowded the streets of London to celebrate the 50th anniversary
The three-hour-long parade, headed by veterans of the LGBT movement who took part in Britain's first Pride march, retraced part of the original route of 1972. Organisers said there had been 30,000 participants,People kiss, while taking part in the 2022 Pride Parade in London, Britain July 2, 2022.
Henry NichollsThe first Pride had seen a few hundred marchers met by a heavy uniformed police presence, but this time revellers wearing face paint and waving rainbow flags were cheered on by a record crowd that, according to London Mayor Sadiq Khan, numbered over a million."Fiftieth anniversary and what, in my heavens, what a milestone! What a difference in society between then and now," said John Clark, a council worker who watched the parade from the sidelines.
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