'Why do we still need gay pride?' - here's why, says Worthing Pride organiser

By The Newsroom
Published 4th Mar 2018, 17:20 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:22 BST
Picture: Eddie MitchellPicture: Eddie Mitchell
Picture: Eddie Mitchell
One of the organisers of Worthing Pride has explained why we still need gay pride events in the UK.

Now that gay people have marriage equality in our country, commonly-heard expressions are 'why don't we have straight pride?' or 'why do we need gay pride?'.

But at the recent launch of Worthing Pride at The Libertine bar in Portland Road, Worthing, co-organiser Josie Kelly explained that they are still a key event for promoting tolerance and making LGBT people feel part of society. Click here to read more about the line-up for the event on July 14.

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In a powerful speech, borrowed from an open letter she read by a member of the LGBT community, Josie said: "People ask why we even need gay pride. Do they have a point? After all, aren't LGBT people fully assimilated into society now, with the same rights as everyone else?