The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the #LoveIsLove campaign. He said: “Here in London, you’re free to love whoever you want to love and be whoever you want to be.”
This year’s Pride event marks fifty years since homosexuality was made legal in the UK. Pride organisers said they are more than ever promoting a “message of hope, acceptance, activism and love.”
Pride fortnight runs from Saturday June 24th until Sunday July 9th, with the main Pride parade happening on July 8th. Last year’s parade drew about one million people to the streets of London, with 40,000 taking part in the parade.
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