![]() ![]() To combat the invisibility and denigration of queer people, the Gay Liberation Front decided to organise a Gay Pride march, with the theme of being out and proud. Tatchell was one of around 30 or 40 people who helped establish and publicise this first Pride March, which had, he says, “very much a carnival atmosphere, but also a very strong political message about human rights and equality. “Back in 1972, I was 20, with long curly hair, and living in Shepherd’s Bush with my 17 year old boyfriend,” says campaigner Peter Tatchell, recalling Britain’s first pride march in his blog post. The first London Pride, held in July 1972, was characterised by a defiant claiming of the rights to visibility, safety, and public space, organised by a group with liberation at its forefront. In an age where queer heritage is sanitised and commodified by those who stand to profit off a co-opted, revisionist tale, it is crucial that Pride’s history is acknowledged for what it is: a story of rebellion and resistance.
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