Royal Mail is celebrating 50 years of LGBTQ+ Pride events in the UK with a set of commemorative stamps. More here: 📸: Royal Mail
The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear the name Gay Pride Rally.The march was inspired by events in the United States, where the first Pride events took place to commemorate the Stonewall riots in New York.
"The vibrant, colourful Pride events that take place in towns and cities across the UK today trace their origins to a small number of people who marched through central London half a century ago to raise awareness of discrimination and inequality." said David Gold from the Royal Mail."There have been huge changes in laws and social attitudes, but Pride events continue to play a key role in raising awareness of discrimination, as well as celebrating diversity and individualism.
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