London Pride Parade returns after 3-year pandemic hiatus

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LONDON - The Pride Parade returns to the streets of London on Saturday after a hiatus during the pandemic, with thousands of people expected to march through the city to celebrate 50 years since the

movement's protest-rooted inception.A surge in hate crimes helped dent its image as a haven of tolerance and equality, while the Conservative government's refusal to reform the gender recognition law and completely ban conversion therapy has stoked fierce debate.

Citigroup decided not to provide sponsorship, while Barclays is missing from the raft of firms named as partners on the organisation's website. Seeking a fresh start, it is also promising to return to its history as grass-roots activism - by pushing the government to reform to the Gender Recognition Act to allow self-ID of gender, provide equal protection for LGBTQ communities against hate crime and ban so-called conversion therapy for transgender people, as well as for homosexual or bisexual people.

 

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