The first #PrideInLondon was held in 1972, led by members of the Gay Liberation Front.
The GLF even then had a 40 strong โTransvestite, Transexual, Drag Queenโ group of activists, fighting for recognition and respect.
Gay Pride has always included trans people.
#LGBWithTheT
This is a real place.
It's a village in the Netherlands called Bourtange (population: 430) built in and around an 18th century star fort.
How and why does it exist? That's where things get interesting...
I was marching today, we got delayed. So what? They have a right to make their point. It was a nice day, we still marched; we made our point, they made theirs. No harm no foul.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ BREAKING: JUST STOP OIL DISRUPTS PRIDE
๐งฏ LGBTQ+ supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted the Pride in London parade, blocking Coca-Cola's float and spraying black and pink paint over the road.
๐งต A thread on why we've disrupted #PrideInLondon:
On receiving my amazon package, the driver asked me to confirm my name, and then my date of birth which I provided.
His response, โYouโre older than my Mumโ.
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@MuscleYoda What is insane about all this is if she just read her own tweet she might even get it. Sheโs literally spelled it out for herself. And yetโฆ ๐
JK Rowlingโs ever so close to understanding that the real issue here isnโt trans people, but abusive cis men.
Trans women & cis women both suffer at the hands of patriarchy. Forcing trans women into menโs spaces solves nothing.