In a tide of rainbow flags and glitter costumes, hundreds of thousands of people claimed loud and clear on Saturday July 5, at the LGBT+ pride march in London their support for transgender persons, who fear for their rights after a recent court decision of the British Supreme Court.
The court decided in mid-April, after a long legal fight, that the legal definition of a woman was based on organic sex, with multiple consequences on the access of transgender people to hospitals, associations or sports clubs. The 2025 edition of the London Pride March was therefore to be used to “Show our solidarity with the Trans community”said Jake Hills, director of communication for the event, at the France-Presse agency (AFP).
At the heart of the parade, many people draped in the transgender flag – white, blue and pastel pink – and chanted that they wanted “Rights now for trans people”in the hope that the British regulator responsible for equality will modify its directives before transmitting them to the government.
“Hurry about people are mobilizing today for the Trans community (…) And it is absolutely necessary “launches Dominic, 26 -year -old linguist from Reading, west of London, for the occasion. Already very “Marginalized”this was “Designated as the scapegoat for multiple problems of this country”he regrets.
Lack of support from political parties
As in 2024, the organizers were waiting for nearly 1.5 million people in the West End, the theaters, where 33,000 others paraded from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square behind the banner of their business or association.
To denounce their lack of support for the Transgender community, political parties of all stripes were dismissed this year from London marches, Birmingham, Brighton and Manchester, so as not to “Give the floor to those who have not protected our rights”defended the organizers. Shortly after the decision of the Supreme Court, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer himself refused to repeat remarks made in 2022, affirming that “Transgender women are women”.
“We are very disappointed by the decline in LGBT+ rights in the United Kingdom, and we note a rise in intolerance and a reduction in government support”regrets Jake Hills of the Pride In London organization.
In several countries, concerns for the rights of LGBT+ people have grown up in recent months, especially in the United States or Hungary, where 200,000 people paraded last weekend despite the ban by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Source: Lemonde