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Historic: Pride Flag Raised Above London Government Building For First Time |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Friday, 06 July 2012
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Well, at least London's gay community has something to celebrate this year for Pride.
While the official London Pride events have evaporated before their queer eyes for financial, political and other reasons stemming from mis-management, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has given the LGBT something tangible (and historic) to grasp onto: a rainbow flag raised above a government building for the first time in the city's history.
Rawstory has the, well, raw story:
“There has to be a first time for everything,” said Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrat party. “Flying this iconic flag in the heart of Whitehall is a small but important emblem that the government and this country are behind equal rights,” added Clegg, whose centrist party is junior partner in a coalition led by the centre-right Conservatives. The striped rainbow flag was raised over the Cabinet Office, the ministry responsible for coordinating central government.
(H/t: JoeMyGod)
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