As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales on July 27, Brighton & Hove Pride continues with it’s commitment to campaigning for global equality. The 2017 Brighton Pride Community Parade will continue to highlight the struggles of those across the UK and beyond featuring placards highlighting hate crimes from the past twelve months in the U.K. and aboard.
This summer, despite Pride in Istanbul being banned, LGBT+ Turks marched anyway and were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons. Many LGBT+ people in Turkey live in constant fear. In August, Hande Kader, a transgender activist, was brutally murdered in Istanbul. In November, Levent Piskin, a famous LGBT activist and lawyer, was arrested.
Hollie Mantle highlights the Prides in 2015 she thinks have the most to offer the international tourist and deserve checking out. Bored with your local annual Gay Pride march and fancy swapping it for something international? Here is my pick of the best, the boldest, and the bawdiest marches from around the globe this year.
