Fifty years ago this Friday, London’s first ever Pride march set off from Trafalgar Square. Led by the Gay Liberation Front and joined by some 700 members of the LGBT community, it was a landmark moment for equal rights in the UK; a bold expression of political resistance and radical celebration, demanding a freedom to love for all.
Half a century on, Pride in London has grown into one of the biggest events in the capital’s calendar, with around 1.5 million people attending last time round. That was back in 2019 — the pandemic forced two years of cancellations — but the long wait will only add to the poignancy of this weekend’s 50-year anniversary.
