A friend of mine wrote the following today and he's 100% right!

#PrideLondon #GayPride #LondonPride

So, I reached out to Pride in London today to ask about this year's march.
Me: "Given that a number of large companies in the US (e.g. X, Google) have decided to do away with DEI, wiping out progress in equality for minority and marginalised groups, can we be assured that these companies will NOT be allowed to participate in this year's march? "
PIL: "Thanks for your email. Pride in London assess all parade application and we will make determination during this process. It is important to note that parade groups are LGBTQ+ employee networks."
Me: "Thanks for the response. Although I appreciate these are employee groups, I also think it's important to note that these companies often use Pride as a marketing opportunity. We can't allow them to exploit us for publicity whilst working with our oppressors."

I think it's important that for such a high profile event we need to make sure that companies that will work with our oppressors shouldn't hijack our parade as part of a cynical pink washing marketing exercise. If you agree, let Pride In London know.

It’s #prideLondon tomorrow, so I’m starting the celebrations with a haircut.

#freshFade

We're at Trans+ Pride London today. Have a wonderful pride if you are attending or going to any other Pride's today!

Alt text: The London Trans+ Pride and TransActual logo, cartoon of two people marching with trans flags.

#TransPride #PrideLondon #TransPrideLondon

"The UK went from receiving the top score in LGBTQ+ rights across European countries in 2015 to falling to 17th position this year. Homophobic crimes have doubled and transphobic hate crimes tripled."

#LGBTQ #Queer #Pride2023 #pridemonth #PrideLondon #LGBT #drag #transrights #freedomofexpression #UKpolitics #Britishpolitics #humanrights #hatespeech #homophobia #transphobia

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/22/tory-mps-contributing-to-growing-hostility-to-drag-events-report-says