Gay Pride festivities are taking place around the UK, US or around the world this weekend. The demonstrations are usually held at the end of June, to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall demonstrations that erupted in New York in 1969. Manhattan hosted its first Pride parade the following year, and the idea quickly spread to other cities in North America. London’s first march was in 1972.
This year is particularly poignant as it follows the terrible events in Orlando, Florida when a gunman killed 49 people in a gay night club.
If you’re at any of the Gay Pride events in the UK or US, we’d like to hear from you. We’d also like to find out what the mood is like this year after the events in Orlando? In the US, there’s going to be an increased police presence at some events, do you welcome this, or do you disagree?
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