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Where was the first gay pride parade2/10/2024 The date was inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots in America – and the first American Pride march in 1970 – being the closest Saturday date to both of these anniversaries. Early photos of Pride parades show participants carrying placards with phrases such as ‘homosexuals are revolting’ and ‘we demand the right to show affection in public’. From this time onwards Pride parades have continued, and Pride in London now draws crowds of millions.Īt the Pride march in 1972, approximately 300 to 1,000 people (footnote 2) marched down Oxford Street to Hyde Park to make their political point. The previous two years had seen small-scale marches, but this was different – this was the first march billed as Gay Pride. The 1st July 1972 saw something special: the first UK Pride march (see footnote 1).
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