The countdown is on. After four weeks’ worth of celebrations in the city, Pride Month comes to a close this Saturday with the party of all parties: the annual parade. If you were planning on popping into Soho to peruse the shops, or fancied a leisurely stroll through Hyde Park, think again — unless, that is, you like the idea of being caught in the swell of more than one million glitter-clad, Seltzer-slinging gays.
And yes, you read that right. Last year, London Pride broke attendance records with over a million people showing up to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first parade. This year, we can expect to see similar numbers, though some members of the LGBTQ+ community will be saving themselves for the following weekend, when London Trans Pride takes place on July 8.
