Pride London Festival 2008


London Pride Parade
27 July 2008
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It seems as though Pride 2007 has just ended and once again we are into the Annual Pride season. This year, like last, the Pride Flag is flying at the front of City Hall: Hence the theme “Flying High With Pride”. This is due to a majority of City Councilors and Board of Control who are proud to recognize the GLBT Community within the City of London.
Eugene R. Dustin
President – Pride London Festival


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The Parade formation area was the Central Spa parking lot at 722 York Street.
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“A Proud Pride Family” consisting of Her, Her, their Daughter and the dog from Tillsonburg.
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It was at this point that I moved my vantage point down to Dundas Street...
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... and saw some protesters and some gay youth doing blocking tactics,
all under the watchful eyes of the London Police.
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This one couldn’t care the less for the photo op.
And here come the Parade.
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ROTC - Toronto
Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps
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The Dads’ T-shirts
read
“Mike & Barry Plus 5”
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read
“Dads Give
The Best Hugs”
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ForestCityBears.com
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vantage point...
... So I get myself and my two passangers back in the vehicle and cut in front of the Police vehicles to finish the Parade as part of it.
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Rogers TV broadcasting the Parade, ‘live’
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2:00 p.m. at the
John Labatt Centre
parking lot and I drive
my passangers back
to their car at
MCC London...
... And I return to the JLC parking lot to browse the booths and the bodies.
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Bears of Toronto
Shock-Ra Bear
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He’s enjoying himself.
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Hang onto that tent, it’s not nailed down.
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www.nancyrancourt.com
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www.pridewestern.ca
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Central Canada Gay Rodeo Association
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DiversityTrainingLive.com
See you next year here in London, my Home Town.