Pride March in London 1999
Pride March, London, 1999 , 3-July-1999 ©1999 John Hunt/OutRage! London This picture may be copied in the cause of furthering our aims, provided that the source is acknowledged.
Pride March, London, 1999 , 3-July-1999 ©1999 John Hunt/OutRage! London This picture may be copied in the cause of furthering our aims, provided that the source is acknowledged.
“The Labour Party is concerned with grave realities, not with picturesque fairy tales. … Practical men and women will consider, not fables regarding tomorrow, but the facts of today. … They will judge the present Government, as governments should be judged, not by its words, but by its deeds — by its achievements, its … Pride March: Pinocchio Blair – Labour’s broken promises
OutRage! is urging that next year’s Euro-Pride celebrations in London include a Pride Human Rights Festival. For several years, London’s Pride events have incorporated the Pride Arts Festival. Why not have a Pride Human Rights Festival too? Next year London hosts Euro-Pride. How about a Pride Human Rights Festival with a European theme? OutRage! has … Call for a Pride Human Rights Festival
Dear OutRage!, As promised The Pride Trust has read and considered your open letter. Despite the emotive phrases “dumbing down” and “de-gaying Pride”, to which we take particular offence, we believe your general comments to be constructive. With performers it is nigh impossible to insist that they make a political statement prior to their set. … Response from the Pride Trust
United Airlines Refuses Gay Partnership Benefits The main corporate sponsor of London’s 1997 Gay Pride Festival, United Airlines, has been exposed as pursuing antigay employment policies. The gay rights group OutRage! is calling for a Europe-wide “Boycott United” campaign, in protest at United Airlines’ refusal to give spousal benefits to the partners of its gay … Call for Europe-wide “Boycott United” campaign
While we are immensely appreciative of the work done by the staff and volunteers of the Pride Trust, we are dismayed by the recent trend to dumb-down and de-gay Pride. Each year’s Pride events should have a different, concrete human rights theme, such as “Equal Age of Consent”, “Partnership Recognition”, “Equality at Work”, and “Parenting … An Open Letter to the Pride Trust
We wish to thank the staff and volunteers of the Pride Trust for their efforts in staging Pride ’96. Organising this event is often a thankless task, which is difficult to get right, even with the best will in the world. No one who undertakes to organise Pride could possibly produce a perfect event acceptable … Open Letter from OutRage! to the Pride Trust