NO PLACE FOR FASCISM AT PRIDE
UKiP aim to march at London LGBT Pride. For those not in the know, UKIP are a political party that wants the UK to have laws in place that would stop HIV+ people entering the country. They want Christians to be able to discriminate against LGBT people. They want Immigrants out, and whites in. This party is incredibly poisonous. However they have a LGBT group, and this group wants to join in pride, complete with UKIP banners and a sense of hatred.
London Pride has a history of being aimed at white gay men, with anyone else pretty much ignored. UKIP marching at Pride isn’t just something that will affect People of Colour though; it affects everyone. UKIP may not have a policy on LGBT people, but their councillors have said some very LGBT-phobic things in the past. There is no place for them at this celebration.
On a personal note, I have recently taken over as the Black and Minority Ethnic persons rep on the Pride Community Advisory Board. I wasn’t told that UKIP were marching on the parade. It was only by accident that I found out about it. I feel that the officers of Pride have ignored non-white LGBT folks yet again. But this time I am not going to be silent, and you don’t have to be either.
Send an email to http://prideinlondon.org/contacts/ and let them know what you think.
You can also sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/the-board-and-senior-team-pride-in-london-board-remove-ukip-from-london-pride-march-2015
