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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Natasha Wynarczyk

Gay activist, 80, says first Pride march 50 years ago was 'all about openness'

Marching side by side through London with his close friend Michael and 700 others, Andrew Lumsden finally felt he could be himself.

It was July 1, 1972. Andrew had helped organise the UK’s first ever Pride march as a member of the Gay Liberation Front.

“The day was all about openness and revealing who you were,” recalls Andrew, now still an activist at 80.

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