Pride in London will receive £625,000 over five years
(Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that Pride of London will be given a five-year funding agreement adding up to £625,000.
The funds will go towards delivering the capital’s LGBTQI+ celebrations from 2023 to 2027. They will also be used to create a community advisory council, a clear anti-racism plan, awards to celebrate LGBTQI+ achievements, and to create a stage for the trans community.
Pride in London was chosen from a number of bids after entering a competitive open tender process assessed by an advisory group made up of representatives from LGBTQI+ communities.
Talking about the funding announcement, the Mayor said: “I’m delighted to announce this funding to support Pride in London to deliver our capital’s world-famous Pride celebrations for the next five years.
“London is a beacon of inclusiveness around the world and that is in part due to the powerful impact that the Pride march of solidarity and celebration has had on our society over the last five decades.
“Pride in London has set out ambitious plans to work closely with all LGBTQI+ communities to put on an inclusive event over the coming years and I’m looking forward to seeing this delivered.”
The executive director of Pride in London, Christopher Joell-Deshields, also celebrated the news, sharing: “Pride in London is proud in this momentous year of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Pride in the UK to be awarded funding by City Hall. This will allow us to continue delivering the capital’s Pride parade from 2023.
“Our dedicated team of volunteers look forward to engaging with LGBT+ communities to build better, ensuring that our platform amplifies national and global LGBT+ issues, celebrates our communities’ successes and empowers LGBT+ individuals through our values of visibility, unity and equality.
“We look forward to announcing the date for 2023 in the coming weeks.”
