Pride in London should return to radical roots, says Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell (right) with members of the Gay Liberation Front who attended the first Pride march in 1972. Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty Images

Peter Tatchell has called on the UK’s largest Pride event to return to its radical political roots, as veterans from the first march 50 years ago led the parade in London.

Members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), who organised the first UK Pride march in London in 1972, are leading the parade, which celebrates the rights the LGBTQ+ community has won since then.