gay pride: "we are queer, and we are here" - but so are the gay bashers

Above: "Pink Britannia Rules the Gays, We shall Never, Never be Straight".

It was 'Gay Pride' in London last weekend with a good humoured 'pinko and proud' carnival style march through central London, but all is not roses in gay land.

• When Sir Elton John and David Furnish got married this year they ware so worried at being attacked they avoided the public as much as possible and made a dash from their wedding car rather than shake anyone's hands.

• Cruising in Clapham Common is increasingly dangerous - last year there was a homophobic murder, in march this year a man was brutally attacked just yards from the site of the murder.

• Men in Scotland are almost four times as likely to be attacked if they are homosexual.

• 'Oxford Pride' - Saturday 15th July 2006.
• 'Brighton Pride' - 29th July - 3rd August.
• 'Manchester Pride' - 18-28 August.

Above: A traditional London 'Blush Bus'.

Above: All we need is love.

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