Articles about World Pride

15 May 2013
Labour MP Angela Eagle urges LGBT community to cast their votes for 2013 World Pride Power List + Shadow leader of the House of Commons, Angela Eagle, says she’s proud to be supporting this year’s World Pride Power List.
25 February 2013
April will be crunch time for Pride in London says chairman 17 The chair of London LGBT+ Community Pride has explained the challenges facing this year’s event in an interview with PinkNews.co.uk
19 February 2013
Organisers say Pride in London 2013 could be cancelled 27 The new organisers of the capital’s summer gay pride event have warned that unless they can secure enough funding and logistical help from volunteers – it may be axed for this year.
20 December 2012
Boris adviser: We almost pulled funding for World Pride 2012 5 Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff to London Mayor Boris Johnson, has told a committee that City Hall considered pulling funding for this year’s World Pride festival amid concerns about its viability.
24 October 2012
Boris Johnson launches bidding process for capital’s Pride event 7 London Mayor Boris Johnson is inviting non-profit community based organisations to submit bids to run and develop Pride in the capital over a five year period under a grant agreement worth up to £500,000.
27 September 2012
London: TUC agrees new principles for capital’s gay pride festival 3 LGBT activists and trade unionists have agreed that a new organisation and committee should run next year’s main gay pride festival in London.
25 September 2012
UK: Christian anti-gay activist acquitted over Tesco leaflets 26 A Christian activist has been found not guilty of a public order offence after he handed out leaflets for the group Christian Voice that criticised Tesco’s decision to donate £30,000 to this year’s World Pride.
20 September 2012
London Assembly launches World Pride inquiry 4 As part of its investigation, the Greater London Authority Oversight Committee will look at the role of the organisers, Boris Johnson’s involvement in World Pride and the impact on London’s reputation of scaling back the event.
17 August 2012
Pressure piles on Boris over @Out4Marriage video promise 35 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is facing renewed calls to honour a commitment to record an Out4Marriage video after London Assembly Member Tom Copley submitted a formal question.
9 July 2012
Comment: Pride needs a political motive or it needs a change 110 Ollie McFadden argues that without an enemy in the government, Pride in the UK has lost its political edge and needs to lose its focus on the march in favour of something more inclusive.
9 July 2012
Toronto unveils rainbow cabs to woo gay Londoners for WorldPride 2014 20 Pride Toronto has unveiled a new taxi advertising campaign to promote the host city of WorldPride 2014 to gay Londoners, as the latter city handed over the mantle this weekend.
7 July 2012
In Photos: London’s WorldPride 2012 parade 32 PinkNews.co.uk brings you photographic highlights of the WorldPride parade in London on 7 July 2012.
7 July 2012
London: Showers and cuts fail to dampen spirits at WorldPride 2012 39 Rain showers, a ban on floats and the absence of one high-profile politician failed to dent the enthusiasm of parade-goers and passers-by as London celebrated WorldPride today.
6 July 2012
London: WorldPride time was changed to reduce numbers 28 Information seen by PinkNews.co.uk today from inside the GLA confirms that the start time of the WorldPride event tomorrow was moved from 1pm to 11am in order to deter visitors from the event.
26 June 2012
London’s World Pride under threat after payment disputes 38 Pride London's World Pride celebrations are reportedly under threat following a dispute between the organisers and contractors according to the London Evening Standard.

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