The Prime Minister has sent his best wishes to the hundreds of thousands of marchers that are expected to take part in this year’s Pride London.
About a million people are expected to walk through the capital this afternoon to promote equality and diversity and raise awareness of discrimination and the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of LGBT people around the world.
The march is the culmination of a two-week festival that has taken place across London.
Gordon Brown said:
“Pride London is one of the highlights of the London summer and I’m pleased our capital will host one million LGBT marchers from across the country and around the world.
“I’m very proud of all that this Government has achieved on LGBT rights these last 12 years - often in the face of fierce opposition. From equalising the age of consent, lifting the ban on military service, introducing gay adoption and creating civil partnerships to scrapping section 28, introducing the Gender Recognition Act and banning discrimination at work and in the provision of goods and services, we’ve taken massive strides towards equality.
“More recently, we have taken action to tackle homophobic bullying in schools, made incitement to homophobic hate a crime, secured unprecedented lesbian fertility rights and introduced the Equality Bill. These are great achievements that marchers will be celebrating today. With warm best wishes for a great Pride.”
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