60 injured as LGBT Pride event turns violent in Montenegro
There were violent scenes in Montenegro at the weekend with far-right protesters clashing with LGBT campaigners at a Pride march, leading to many arrests and injuries. Police said about 20 of the...
View ArticleHerefordshire Pride to close at end of month
Herefordshire Pride, who are responsible for organising LGBT events throughout the county, faces closure at the end of October. The committee has run successful annual Pride festivals in Hereford for...
View ArticleDebt forces closure of Nottinghamshire Pride
The charity that runs Nottingham’s annual Pride festival has been forced to close amid debts of almost £17,000. Acting chairman Ben Holmes said the charity had been in financial trouble for the last...
View ArticleBrighton Pride announces campaign theme for 2014 festival as ‘Freedom to Live’
Organisers of Brighton Pride have announced Freedom to Live will be the umbrella theme for the city’s Pride festival in 2014. Brighton Pride Community Interest Company Director Paul Kemp said: “Our...
View ArticleBlue pull out of Glasgow Pride
Boyband Blue will not perform at this year’s Pride Glasgow festival, organisers have announced. The band’s management say they have pulled out of headling the event on 19 July due to “availability”...
View ArticleUK’s oldest hospice to march in this year’s Pride London Parade
Next weekend’s Pride London Parade will feature staff and volunteers from a hospice for the very first time. Trinity Hospice will join a whole host of other groups for the annual LGBT march on Saturday...
View ArticleNick Clegg supports Pride in London campaign by saying: ‘#FreedomTo love who...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is supporting Pride in London’s FreedomTo campaign. The Liberal Democrat leader was pictured in his Whitehall office holding a message which read: “#FreedomTo love who...
View ArticleTom Daley backs Pride in London with #FreedomTo message
Olympic diver Tom Daley is the latest celebrity to back Pride in London with a show of support. The 19-year-old star shared his #FreedomTo message on Instagram this morning. For Daley, Pride means...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas: Brighton Pride sums up the city’s fierce commitment to...
Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, has recorded a video for the city’s Pride festival. Ms Lucas said: “I am delighted that we’ll be celebrating Pride here in Brighton and Hove again...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: Brighton Pride shows how different people can celebrate together
David Cameron has given his backing to this weekend’s Brighton Pride and says “I am proud of this country’s record of advancing” LGBT equality. In his message of support, the Prime Minister said: “I...
View ArticleGuess how much this year’s Brighton Pride has raised for LGBT groups?
This year’s Brighton Pride has so far raised more than £64,570 for LGBT organisations, festival organisers have announced. The total came from the £1 ring-fenced ticket sales for the Pride Festival and...
View ArticleComment: We shouldn’t be priced out of Pride
With an increasing number of Pride events now charging for entry, Benali Hamdache, chair of LGBTIQ Greens, writes for PinkNews about what it means for social inclusion. Pride has clearly evolved from...
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