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Organisers say 150,000 march for London Trans+ Pride

cultureJul 26, 202618314,153

Organisers said an estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in what they called the world’s largest trans pride event, starting near the BBC’s central London headquarters and ending at Trafalgar Square. Protesters voiced anger at new Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on single-sex spaces and at government policies they say exclude trans people, with placards reading “let people piss in peace” and “these meds save lives.” The rally finished beneath Teresa Margolles’s sculpture made from face casts of 726 trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people; founding member Lewis G Burton said the turnout proved “we are not going anywhere” and vowed London Trans+ Pride would keep fighting. Before the march, Caroline Litman, mother of Alice Litman who died in 2022 after a 1,023-day wait for gender-affirming care, urged Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to reverse what she called “anti-trans policies” and warned more children could die if things do not change. Organisers and speakers framed the event as both celebration and protest against recent guidance and school policy changes, calling for concrete political action on access to care and protections for trans people.

Sara Hummingbird
@sarahumm.bsky.social

Trans pride London shows the country isn't Transphobic. No matter how much money the far right has, the people stand together in love & solidarity.

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