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| Brighton Pride parade and party marks 40th anniversary | Brighton Pride parade and party marks 40th anniversary |
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| Thousands of people are taking part in the 40th anniversary Brighton Pride celebrations. | |
| A parade of about 50 floats set off from Madeira Drive at about 11:00 BST and arrived at Preston Park at just before 13:00. | A parade of about 50 floats set off from Madeira Drive at about 11:00 BST and arrived at Preston Park at just before 13:00. |
| Alison Moyet and Paloma Faith are among the big-name acts due to perform on stage in the park. | Alison Moyet and Paloma Faith are among the big-name acts due to perform on stage in the park. |
| Peter Tatchell, the human rights campaigner, said: "Brighton Pride is going to be a huge celebration." | Peter Tatchell, the human rights campaigner, said: "Brighton Pride is going to be a huge celebration." |
| He said: "The fact that Brighton Pride is happening just weeks after the legalisation of same-sex marriage is a huge step forward for equality and human rights in Britain. | He said: "The fact that Brighton Pride is happening just weeks after the legalisation of same-sex marriage is a huge step forward for equality and human rights in Britain. |
| Mr Tatchell helped organise the UK's first gay pride march, in London, in 1972 - the year before Brighton's inaugural Pride event. | Mr Tatchell helped organise the UK's first gay pride march, in London, in 1972 - the year before Brighton's inaugural Pride event. |
| 'Unfinished business' | 'Unfinished business' |
| "In those days, pride parades were very political and were about celebrating LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) culture, but also making a claim for equal human rights," he said. | "In those days, pride parades were very political and were about celebrating LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) culture, but also making a claim for equal human rights," he said. |
| "We were treated like criminals, and in some ways we still were criminals in the eyes of the law. | "We were treated like criminals, and in some ways we still were criminals in the eyes of the law. |
| "We are also going to remember that there is unfinished business: even today, about half of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids have experienced homophobic bullying." | "We are also going to remember that there is unfinished business: even today, about half of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids have experienced homophobic bullying." |
| Brighton's Pride event was free until 2010, but was dogged by money problems and complaints about overcrowding and litter. | |
| Paul Kemp, director of Brighton Pride, said: "It costs over £500,000 to stage in the park, and to have it fenced and ticketed makes it a safer event." | Paul Kemp, director of Brighton Pride, said: "It costs over £500,000 to stage in the park, and to have it fenced and ticketed makes it a safer event." |
| This year's Brighton Pride will highlight the issues faced by LGBT people in Russia. | This year's Brighton Pride will highlight the issues faced by LGBT people in Russia. |
| A Pride spokesman said: "The equality and freedom message of Brighton Pride is clearer than ever this year as we march and celebrate in solidarity with the oppressed LGBT population of Russia." | A Pride spokesman said: "The equality and freedom message of Brighton Pride is clearer than ever this year as we march and celebrate in solidarity with the oppressed LGBT population of Russia." |
| Mr Tatchell added: "In large parts of the world, homophobia is still legal, and in a small number of countries there is even the death penalty for same-sex relationships. | Mr Tatchell added: "In large parts of the world, homophobia is still legal, and in a small number of countries there is even the death penalty for same-sex relationships. |
| "The message from Brighton is that we have come a long way, but there is still plenty more to do." | "The message from Brighton is that we have come a long way, but there is still plenty more to do." |
| Sussex Police said there would be some road closures and temporary disruption during the event. | Sussex Police said there would be some road closures and temporary disruption during the event. |