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June 20, 2012

World Pride party to stop traffic in London's gay village

Thousands at this year's Pride London will join a street party in Soho, featuring a dance arena, market and plenty of outdoor drinking

Thousands are set to descend on London's gay district for a World Pride street party.

Top DJs from the UK capital's club scene will be pumping out the hottest tracks in Soho's Golden Square, which will be turned into the LGBT festival's main dance arena for the big day on 7 July, from 2pm to 8pm.

Not only that, but Soho will be traffic free from 12 noon and revellers will be able to enjoy some al fresco drinking and dining as bars and restaurants bring their tables on to the streets and throw open their windows for music.

March 26, 2012

Dyke March thunders through London

The city's first Dyke March since the 1980s hits the road on Saturday

Hundreds of dykes will take to central London’s streets 31 March to rally in celebration of all women, queers, transgender people and their allies.

Inspired by 19 years of Dyke Marches in the US and Canada, this year’s march will start at 5 pm in central London’s Soho Square.

Speakers to kick off the march include UK Black Pride’s director Lady Phill Opoku-Hyimah, disability rights campaigner Kirsten Hearn, transgender writer Paris Lees, Chinese artist and lesbian activist Shi tou and LGBT activist Clare Dimyon.