LGBT artists decry Supreme Court ruling as tens of thousands turn out for rainy London Pride 2025 parade
As tens of thousands of capital gathered in London for the annual pride parade of the capital, LGBT artists decided on the definition of a high court of the high court and expressed the fear that trans people were “more evil than ever”.
Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan shouted “happy pride, and thousands of people walked in the center of London, with a rainy pride at the London parade. Independent– The official news partner of the event.
Months after the Supreme Court decides on a woman’s definition, singer Olly Alexander, Author Shon Faye and Ellis Howard, including the London event, the main actor of the BBC drama What kind of feeling for a girlcriticized the judiciary.
At one stage, the Palestinian flags protesters blocked the passage ceremony.
When the rain started to fall on Saturday afternoon, shouting was made for “trans rights”.
American singer Chaka Khan, Hyde Park Corner through Piccadilly Circus and Whitehall Place, about 500 organizations opened.
Actress and old years and years singer Olly Alexander said: “Currently they need more than ever before trans people, support and love, in the press, in the press, in the press, they are demonized by many media and the trans people they are like us… They are you, they are you.
“They deserve the same respect, the same rights, the same privileges, the same opportunities, and therefore pride is very important this year. There has been a real reaction to the policies of dei (diversity, equality and inclusion) and this has been going on for years, and I think this is opposed to where it was five years ago.
“We have taken the decision of the Supreme Court and I feel scared, rightly scared, and they do not understand… What their lives will look like.”
In April, the Supreme Court decided that the words “woman” and “sex ında in the 2010 Equality Law referred to a biological woman and biological gender.
Shon Faye, author before the walk starts Love in exile And Transsexual problem“We have seen an unprecedented attack on Queer rights and trans rights in the world. Especially for the trans community in the UK, a false information, attacks in the media, and unfortunately we saw the return of human rights in the courts.
“I think many trans people were made to be afraid of the public sphere, and this year we will not take back the pride public space and to show that we will not silence and not to scare.”
He asked what it would change, Faye said: orum I feel that there is no one -year change agreement… Movements are moving in generations, I think now accepts the reality of the situation we need to do, and together with other groups, to start to create strong coalitions to combat these things in and outside the LGBT community. ”
Actor Ellis Howard, who supports the assistance of trans rights, said: iz We are in an incredibly insecure political time.
A Yougov questionnaire, published before the event, found that 67 percent of people believed that England is included in LGBTQ+ people, and that 60 percent would not meet a shift towards more negative attitudes.
Simon Blake, Charity Stonewall CEO, who assigned the survey, said, despite the findings, “We know that many LGBTQ+ people do not feel it in their neighborhoods and workplaces. Reality is different in terms of politics.
According to Ilga-Europe, an umbrella organization for LGBT organizations, this was due to the Supreme Court decision and the subsequent British Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
