The arrival of June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, a celebration of all things LGBTQ+.
Sadly, this year’s Pride celebrations will look a little different: there won’t be colourful parades throughout cities across the world, or performances from celebrities and musicians, or rainbow food to enjoy in restaurants and cafes.
You can demonstrate your pride support in other ways with these LGBTQ+ podcasts. Settle in for a barrel of laughs and whole lot of thought-provoking chat.
Best LGBTQ+ podcasts
Nancy
Nancy covers a range of topics exploring the LGBTQ experience and it will have you laughing, crying and learning in every episode.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
A Gay and a NonGay
Winner of best comedy at the 2018’s British Podcast Awards, hosts James Barr and Dan Hudson talk openly about their respective experiences, from consent to burnout.
The show recently launched a new two-part series examining the search for a HIV cure. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and the British Podcast Awards fund, James and Dan chat to AIDS activists and Professor John Frater to discuss the science behind HIV and the aim for a cure.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.
Like-Minded Friends
Listening to comedians Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat life, love and culture is like being enveloped in a wonderful, extremely funny, hug.
Listen on Acast and Apple Podcasts
The Log Books
Launched last year, The Log Books offers a unique look at queer history in Britain by exploring the Switchboard’s archives, a helpline which provides information, support and referrals for anyone considering their sexuality.
With the help of a Switchboard trustee, each episode centres on the log book entries made by the volunteers who staffed the phones.
Listen on Acast and Apple Podcasts
Pride over the years – In pictures
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A picnic in Victoria Gardens by the Houses of Parliament during what was then called ‘Gay Pride Week’, August 5, 1976
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Members of the Gay Liberation Movement protesting outside the Old Bailey over Mary Whitehouse’s court action against the Gay News Magazine on July 4, 1977
Malcolm Clark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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The march goes on at Pride in 1984
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Revellers in fancy dress at Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1984
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Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1985
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The sun shines down on Pride in 1992
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Men in corsets perform a dance at Pride in 1993
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A lesbian couple on Horseguards Parade at Pride in July 1994
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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A man applies lipgloss during Pride in June 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Men in camouflage trousers ride a pink tank and carry rainbow flags during Pride in June 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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A man sashays down the street with pride in 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Demonstrators dressed in hot pants and crop tops at Pride in 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Two supporters of the Socialist Workers Party amongst the marchers at Pride in July 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Two young men share a tender moment on the grass during a Pride in London in 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Male dancers standing with their arms raised above their heads, donning black t-shirts with a heart logo, during Pride in 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Comedian Rhona Cameron and political activist Peter Tatchell help to hold a banner at Pride in July 1998. The banner called for an end to Section 28 which refers to the teaching and promotion of homosexuality by local authorities
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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The London Gay Men’s Chorus perform at the Pride Mardi Gras parade in London, in July 1999
Steve Eason/Getty Images
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Members of Outrage! carry pictures of Tony Blair with the title ‘Broken Promises’ at the parade in 1999
Steve Eason/Getty Images
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Women share the love at Pride in 1999
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Two men wearing silver underpants and spiky collars take part in the London Pride march in 2000
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Men share a kiss in front of spectators at Picadilly Circus in July 2002
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A man wearing leather hot pants and harness makes his way through the streets of London to a party to celebrate the Mardi Gras in 2002
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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Policemen in uniform march along the Embankment at Pride in 2003
Bruno Vincent/Getty Images
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Marchers, alongside more than 40 floats, bands and drummers are seen during the rally for Pride in 2005
Jeremy O’Donnell/Getty Images
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone walks with the EuroPride parade as it makes its way down Oxford Street in July 2006
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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A man poses in a white feathered neckdress during the Pride march held in central London in June 2007
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A Drag Queen poses during the Gay Pride in London, on June 30, 2007
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The Gay Pride parade passes down Lower Regent Street on July 5, 2008
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Two men in drag costumes with bouffant blonde hair pose at Pride in 2008
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Police pose for a photograph before marching on the Pride parade in 2008 in London
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A man wears a home made costume at Pride in july 2008
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Actor Sir Ian McKellen (left) waves at the parade in 2008
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Boris Johnson, then Mayor of London, wears a pink stetson hat at Pride in 2008
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A man decorated with neon face paint blows his whistle at Pride in July 2009
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Marchers in 2009, when the theme of Pride was ‘Come Out and Play’
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A reveller stands proud in a Union Jack-themed outfit in 2009
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More Union Jack-festooned outfits on show at Pride in 2009
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A man in butterfly wings at Pride in 2009
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A canine gets in on the action at Pride in 2009
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Revellers in hot pink dresses and blonde beehives at Pride in 2011
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Members of the British Armed Forces march alongside members of the parade through London’s streets to celebrate the World Pride Festival on July 7, 2012
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A man dressed as ‘Mister Universe’ marches in July 2012
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Members of the LGBT community parade through London in 2012
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People carry ‘Proud to be Trans’ signs as they march in July 2012
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The Pride parade weaves its way down Regent Street on June 29, 2013
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A fabulous carnival costume on display in 2013
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A man dressed as a Dalmatian at Pride in 2014
Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
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The rainbow gay pride flag flies on Whitehall in front of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square in March 2014
Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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Leather-clad marchers at the Pride Parade in London on June 27, 2015
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Girls carrying rainbow flags at Pride in June 2015
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Arm in arm, people celebrate the annual parade in 2015
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People gather in Soho outside the Admiral Duncan following Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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The London Gay Men’s Chorus take part in Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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A dog dressed in a rainbow coat as people gather to watch the parade in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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A giant rainbow flag is carried along with the parade at Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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Steven Choo, aka ‘Eva’ walks in front of a marching band as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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Pride marchers wave American and rainbow flags from the top of a double decker bus with Parliament behind as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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Pride marchers wave American flags and dress as Hilary Clinton as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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‘Queen Alexandra’ aka Stephen Stephenson-Spencer, makes his way to the march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and his wife Saadiya Khan lead the Pride march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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Mitzi Macintosh gets ready to march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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Shiro, a Siberian Husky, plays with a rainbow flag as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
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Parade goers during Pride In London on July 7, 2018
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Parade goers on and around the statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, 2018
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A proposal of marriage is accepted during the parade, 2018
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Pride in London, 2018
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Parade goers at the start during Pride In London at Portland Place, 2018
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Many countries represented at Pride in London, 2018
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan opens the Pride In London parade, 2018
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1/70 Click through our gallery to see pictures of Pride over the years…
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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A picnic in Victoria Gardens by the Houses of Parliament during what was then called ‘Gay Pride Week’, August 5, 1976
Peter Cade/Central Press/Getty Images
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Members of the Gay Liberation Movement protesting outside the Old Bailey over Mary Whitehouse’s court action against the Gay News Magazine on July 4, 1977
Malcolm Clark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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The march goes on at Pride in 1984
Rex
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Revellers in fancy dress at Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1984
Rex
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Lesbian & Gay Pride, London 1985
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The sun shines down on Pride in 1992
Rex
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Men in corsets perform a dance at Pride in 1993
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A lesbian couple on Horseguards Parade at Pride in July 1994
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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A man applies lipgloss during Pride in June 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Men in camouflage trousers ride a pink tank and carry rainbow flags during Pride in June 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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A man sashays down the street with pride in 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Demonstrators dressed in hot pants and crop tops at Pride in 1995
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Two supporters of the Socialist Workers Party amongst the marchers at Pride in July 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Two young men share a tender moment on the grass during a Pride in London in 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Male dancers standing with their arms raised above their heads, donning black t-shirts with a heart logo, during Pride in 1996
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Comedian Rhona Cameron and political activist Peter Tatchell help to hold a banner at Pride in July 1998. The banner called for an end to Section 28 which refers to the teaching and promotion of homosexuality by local authorities
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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The London Gay Men’s Chorus perform at the Pride Mardi Gras parade in London, in July 1999
Steve Eason/Getty Images
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Members of Outrage! carry pictures of Tony Blair with the title ‘Broken Promises’ at the parade in 1999
Steve Eason/Getty Images
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Women share the love at Pride in 1999
Steve Eason/Getty Images
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Two men wearing silver underpants and spiky collars take part in the London Pride march in 2000
Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Men share a kiss in front of spectators at Picadilly Circus in July 2002
AFP/Getty Images
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A man wearing leather hot pants and harness makes his way through the streets of London to a party to celebrate the Mardi Gras in 2002
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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Policemen in uniform march along the Embankment at Pride in 2003
Bruno Vincent/Getty Images
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Marchers, alongside more than 40 floats, bands and drummers are seen during the rally for Pride in 2005
Jeremy O’Donnell/Getty Images
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone walks with the EuroPride parade as it makes its way down Oxford Street in July 2006
Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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A man poses in a white feathered neckdress during the Pride march held in central London in June 2007
Mark Wieland/Getty Images
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A Drag Queen poses during the Gay Pride in London, on June 30, 2007
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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The Gay Pride parade passes down Lower Regent Street on July 5, 2008
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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Two men in drag costumes with bouffant blonde hair pose at Pride in 2008
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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Police pose for a photograph before marching on the Pride parade in 2008 in London
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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A man wears a home made costume at Pride in july 2008
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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Actor Sir Ian McKellen (left) waves at the parade in 2008
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Boris Johnson, then Mayor of London, wears a pink stetson hat at Pride in 2008
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A man decorated with neon face paint blows his whistle at Pride in July 2009
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Marchers in 2009, when the theme of Pride was ‘Come Out and Play’
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A reveller stands proud in a Union Jack-themed outfit in 2009
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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More Union Jack-festooned outfits on show at Pride in 2009
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A man in butterfly wings at Pride in 2009
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A canine gets in on the action at Pride in 2009
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Revellers in hot pink dresses and blonde beehives at Pride in 2011
Warren Allott/AFP/Getty Images
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Members of the British Armed Forces march alongside members of the parade through London’s streets to celebrate the World Pride Festival on July 7, 2012
Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images
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A man dressed as ‘Mister Universe’ marches in July 2012
Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images
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Members of the LGBT community parade through London in 2012
Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images
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People carry ‘Proud to be Trans’ signs as they march in July 2012
Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images
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The Pride parade weaves its way down Regent Street on June 29, 2013
Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images
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A fabulous carnival costume on display in 2013
Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images
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A man dressed as a Dalmatian at Pride in 2014
Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
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The rainbow gay pride flag flies on Whitehall in front of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square in March 2014
Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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Leather-clad marchers at the Pride Parade in London on June 27, 2015
AFP/Getty Images
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Girls carrying rainbow flags at Pride in June 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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Arm in arm, people celebrate the annual parade in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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People gather in Soho outside the Admiral Duncan following Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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The London Gay Men’s Chorus take part in Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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A dog dressed in a rainbow coat as people gather to watch the parade in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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A giant rainbow flag is carried along with the parade at Pride in 2015
Rob Stothard/Getty Images
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Steven Choo, aka ‘Eva’ walks in front of a marching band as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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Pride marchers wave American and rainbow flags from the top of a double decker bus with Parliament behind as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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Pride marchers wave American flags and dress as Hilary Clinton as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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‘Queen Alexandra’ aka Stephen Stephenson-Spencer, makes his way to the march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and his wife Saadiya Khan lead the Pride march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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Mitzi Macintosh gets ready to march as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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Shiro, a Siberian Husky, plays with a rainbow flag as the LGBT community celebrates Pride in 2016
Getty Images
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Parade goers during Pride In London on July 7, 2018
Getty Images for Pride In London
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Parade goers on and around the statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, 2018
Getty Images for Pride In London
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A proposal of marriage is accepted during the parade, 2018
Getty Images for Pride In London
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Pride in London, 2018
AFP/Getty Images
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Parade goers at the start during Pride In London at Portland Place, 2018
REUTERS
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Many countries represented at Pride in London, 2018
Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan opens the Pride In London parade, 2018
Getty Images for Pride In London
Queery with Cameron Esposito
Each episode of Cameron Esposito’s hit show Queery features different stories from actors, writers and comics covering identity, personality and sexuality.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher
Food 4 Thot
Hosted by four friends, Food 4 Thot takes on relationships, identity and race as well as offering up some great book recommendations.
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The Dorothy Project
‘Friends of Dorothy’ has long been a term to describe gay men, but where did this term originate and what is it about certain women in culture and their links to queer society? In The Dorothy Project, DJ and LGBT activist Alice Beverton-Palmer explores the history of the term with funny interviews with famous names and unsung heroes.
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