Pride
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London PRIDE celebrates 50th Anniversary
. For the whole of June London has been ablaze with parties and celebrations for PRIDE Month culminating in a giant Parade on July 2nd. This is not only the first one in two years because of lockdowns and cancellations but it will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. This year’s theme is #AllOurPride – a…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews “Freedom: 50 years of Pride’
There couldn’t be better timing for this documentary. Not because it’s being released over Pride weekend in London but because it reminds everyone, as Channel 4 TV faces privatization, that powerful, passionate work is driven by purpose, not profit. If that sounds a bit whole grain for your gluten-free palate don’t worry, it’s also…
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The Royal Mail issue a set of comparative postage stamps to celebrate The 50th Anniversary of Londons first Gay Pride
Seemingly everything in the UK is steeped in history. Tak the national postal service known as The Royal Mail. It started back in 1516 when Henry VIII established a “Master of the Posts”, a position that was renamed “Postmaster General” in 1710. Upon his accession to the throne of England at the Union of the Crowns in 1603, James…