Monday 4 July 2011

London Pride 2011

This Saturday it was the London Pride. It's the third annual event I attend. The first time I went, after living for years in a very conservative Greek town I was mesmerised! Each year I am becoming less and less impressed but to be honest it's a fun day out!

Apart from the 'colorful' characters marching, I truly enjoy watching the forces taking a stand, the youths being optimistic for a better future and the charities hoping to get more supporters.

I took lots and lots of pictures. I've separated them in two groups and I'm uploading them to you. I hope you like them.

You can always click to enlarge.


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Member of the taekwondo team

Stonewall


Members of the football team










The London Gay Symphonic Winds

The swimming team

Bears parading

The Soho Street Party
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  1. Cubby4 July 2011 at 13:11

    I loved the parading bears, and the trombone player. Trombonists are my fave since I like the practice my rusty trombone technique so much.

    There was one guy in a gray t-shirt with the depiction of the woman holding the scales of justice in one hand, a bullhorn in the other, and wearing a Darth Vader helmet. What does that mean? So weird.

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  2. removals London4 July 2011 at 16:29

    Are those foxes on his shoulders ?!?

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  3. SteveA4 July 2011 at 17:44

    My gosh - this looks like the best Pride I've seen pics of...there's a cross section from every walk here - sports, the uniforms, Stonewall (that's awesome); the hot twaekwando guy (ummmm); football - it seems to be well represented.

    Awesome pics - I love the one with the river of the pride flag - I felt elated when I saw the Stonewall pic!

    Sweet!

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  4. Erik Rubright5 July 2011 at 05:47

    What's with the foxes (I think?) on the bear? Is that a British thing?

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  5. Nik_TheGreek5 July 2011 at 09:25

    @Cubby The trombone player looks really cute, I know. It's a shame I never learned to play a music instrument to join them...
    I think the Darth Vader helmet represents the future. How things can change...

    @Removals London. Yes, I think they are... Who knows?

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  6. Nik_TheGreek5 July 2011 at 09:27

    @SteveA Yes, it was quite fun and divert. I can send to you my flickr account. I must have taken more than 170 pictures that day...

    @Erik_Rubright. Yes, it's a British thing. The leader of the pack has to carry them around. They sell them in special shops. You'll see them all around these parts.

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  7. Erik Rubright7 July 2011 at 21:20

    @Nik: That's just... odd. But at least it's easier to tell the Alpha that way.

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  8. Gauss Jordan8 July 2011 at 12:53

    Looks fun. :-) I'm kind of bummed that we moved Austin pride to the fall.

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  9. cb9 July 2011 at 16:12

    I love how the london "bears" are really just muscular guys who haven't shaved their bodies.

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  10. Nik_TheGreek19 July 2011 at 16:45

    @Erik_Rubright That's true...

    @Gauss_Jordan Why did you move it? Isn't there a chance that the weather will be bad then?

    @cb Thank you. :-)

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