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London Mayor gets behind Pride March

Sun 6 Jul 2008 In: International News View at Wayback

The Mayor of London has said that Pride London will have his support in future years, after he took part for the first time yesterday. Rainbow makeover: The iconic London Eye lit up for Pride Boris Johnson was accompanied by around ten members of LGBTory, a new group in the Conservative party advocating equality, reports PinkNews.co.uk. While there were a few incidents of booing, the vast majority of the crowd applauded Johnson as he led the parade along Oxford St, Regent St and onto Trafalgar Square. Thousands took part in the parade and crowds three deep cheered it on as it passed through central London. This story continues on the link below, and BBC News and Sun newspaper Pride London 2008 gallery links are also provided.    

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Sunday, 6th July 2008 - 10:11am

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