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London celebrated its 'Biggest Parade' in a decade yesterday as the sun shone on Pride In London.

by Newsdesk | 30th June 2013

The 42nd gay pride parade in London left Baker Street and ended in Trafalgar Square. Notably, London's mayor, usually a staunch supported of London's pride was not in attendance.

However, Andre Boff, who was there to represent the Mayor stressed that Mayor’s office has pledged £500,000 to the event over the next five years.

Reuters is reporting that hundreds of thousands of people attended the event.

Thousands of people lined the streets of London as around 150 community groups, around 15,000 people - including volunteers from London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard and Stonewall marched to celebrate the pride’s theme for 2013: Love and Marriage.

Over 400 people marched with Stonewall alone.

Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill said: ‘Today’s parade was a reminder to the world that Britain is a beacon for equality. But while we come closer to securing equal marriage here, we’re painfully aware that for gay people in almost 80 other countries just being themselves puts them at risk of persecution or harm. Today we enjoyed a celebration of equality in Britain. Tomorrow Stonewall’s struggle against homophobia worldwide continues in earnest.’

The parade takes place weeks after MPs voted to approve same-sex marriage.

"By making this change ... parliament believes their love is the same as anyone else's love and that we believe in equality," Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron wrote in the official guide to the gay pride event.