If you live or are about to visit the UK we wholeheartedly encourage you to join The Reclaim Pride March on Saturday 24 July. It will leave from Parliament Square soon after 1 pm and proceed via Downing Street and the Uganda High Commission in Trafalgar Square. It will pause at these two landmarks to respectively protest against the government’s stalling on LGBTI+ rights and Uganda’s persecution of LGBTI+ people.
This community-led march gets back to the roots of Pride, being both a celebration and a protest for LGBT+ rights, with five key LGBTI+ liberation demands:
Ban LGBTI+ conversion therapy Reform the Gender Recognition Act Safe haven for LGBTI+ refugees Decriminalization of LGBTI+ people worldwide Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Reclaim Pride puts our human rights back into Pride. Every marcher is urged to make and bring a placard highlighting an LGBTI+ issue that concerns them. They want to make Pride once again an event where our ongoing demands for LGBTI+ liberation can be seen and heard.
The Reclaim Pride march replaces the traditional Pride in London parade, which is postponed until 11 September.
It is being sponsored by UK Black Pride, Diva magazine, Lesbian Visibility Week, London Trans Pride and the Peter Tatchell Foundation, with many more LGBTI+ organizations expected to sign up and participate.
All LGBTI+ organizations, individuals, and allies are invited to participate. There are no fees or wristbands. Just turn up.
Everyone is asked to wear a face mask and keep socially distanced on the march. The Delta variant
is highly contagious.
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