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'Overwhelming' support for London's 1st Trans Pride
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London, Sep 16 (TIWN) The first-ever Trans Pride in London's Soho Square has received "overwhelming" support as hundreds of people turned out for the event, the media reported on Sunday.
Organiser Lucia Blayke said about 1,500 people turned up for the event on Saturday, the BBC reported.
The event started with a march from Hyde Park Corner to Soho Square, the capital of London’s LGBT+ scene.
“It’s been absolutely incredible and overwhelming. I was not expecting this many people to turn up and to march with such unity,” said Blayke.
The organiser added that the response to the event was far more positive than she had expected.
“I was concerned about safety, concerned about numbers but it’s been really smooth, it’s been safe…”
The sentiment was echoed by an attendee who said: “Everyone here knows what you’re going through, it was definitely needed.”
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