Following a public outcry over the inclusion of an LGBT+ group from, UKIP on the London Pride Parade, organisers have banned the group from the parade this year on ‘safety grounds’. The revelation of the inclusion of UKIP on the London Pride Parade on June 27 sparked a fierce debate within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community nationally following a series of anti-gay controversies involving the political party over recent years.