Four Major UK Pride Marches Ban Political Parties
NBC News reports: The organizers of four of the United Kingdom’s largest LGBTQ Pride marches have banded together to suspend political party participation in their annual events in support of the country’s transgender community. “At a time when trans rights in the UK are under growing attack, our resolve has never been stronger: we will … The post Four Major UK Pride Marches Ban Political Parties appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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NBC News reports:
The organizers of four of the United Kingdom’s largest LGBTQ Pride marches have banded together to suspend political party participation in their annual events in support of the country’s transgender community.
“At a time when trans rights in the UK are under growing attack, our resolve has never been stronger: we will not allow progress to be undone,” the statement issued Monday by Birmingham Pride, Brighton Pride, Manchester Pride and Pride in London said.
“We will not stand by as the dignity, safety, and humanity of our trans siblings are debated, delayed, or denied.”
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STATEMENT ON PRIDE:
While we understand #Pride organisers’ frustrations with Labour and the Conservatives’ swithering on LGBT+ and especially trans+ rights of late, we are sickened to our core to be lumped with them in a blanket suspension on parties attending major Prides.
1/4— LGBT+ Lib Dems
(@LGBTLD) May 12, 2025
@LibDems, and Liberals before us, have been at the forefront of campaigning for LGBT+ rights from the Wolfenden Report onwards, and we are proud to be the most progressive GB-wide party to this day.#EqualMarriage
2/4— LGBT+ Lib Dems
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