I would have to say my Pride Hero is Lady Gaga and not because she has such lovely ways with her words and support for the LGBT community, but her boundless love she has for everyone. Her Born This Way was released in 2011 and it gave me enough strength to come out to my friends and family.
My volunteering experience for this year’s Pride wasn’t
really on par as the previous 2 years I volunteered for Pride in London, which
I sense was because of the wrong sense of direction partly due to being short on stewards. Good thing about Pride in
London is that they listen to their volunteers so I will definitely be voicing
my feedback. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun with fellow stewards in the team
with lots of freebies and group photos on the way.
Packs donated to Pride in London volunteers were put
together by Tesco consisting of food, water and summer essentials such as wipes,
sun cream and rain poncho (thrown in for good measures after last year’s poncho
gate). Baristas at Starbucks were put into overdrive as volunteers flocked to
the nearest Starbucks for their free drinks and I, for one, really appreciate
it.
The arrangements for the flags in the parade were re-arranged
in light of recent events in USA which saw a Supreme Court ruling allowing all
gay and lesbian couples the right to get married across all the states. They
are joined by Ireland which too in light of recent events saw votes in legalising
gay marriage. The love can be felt in Trafalgar Square where the concert were
taking place where many artists were taking the stage to voice their happiness
of the USA’s ruling.
The spirit of Pride doesn't end there, you can find other information on the website where you can also find out information on how to volunteer.
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