DELGA is supporting Project GayRussia in its attempts to hold Moscow's first ever Gay and Lesbian Festival in May this year. We are calling on the Government and the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, to appeal to their counterparts to lift the ban that the Mayor of Moscow has placed in the last few days on the gay pride parade due to take place on May 27.
Norwich Lib Dems will be flyering and petitioning Pride-goers in Norwich on 25th July. If you'd like to help out at a fun day, promote our unbeatable record on LGBT equality, and hopefully celebrate Liberal Democrat success in the upcoming by-election, please contact Simon Wright at norwich.pride@lgbt.libdems.org.uk
The Liberal Democrats had one of their most successful Pride Parade's as thirty or so activists, Councillors, Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and European Parliament Candidates marched on a warm bright day through the crowded streets of London. The Lib Dems received massive ovations from the crowds as we were The First of the Political parties in the parade , spurred on by 80s Pop music blasting out from our UK flagged Mini, driven by Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Dave Raval, meant that the crowd joined in the festivities as our activists handed out flyers and sweets along the route.
The Pride season is gathering steam into August, and the Lib Dems will be out with Cornwall Pride in Truro on 8th August. If you'd like to help out, please contact Hamish on cornwall.pride@lgbt.libdems.org.uk
Liberal Democrat lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality organisation DELGA has set an AGM date of 20th September. The meeting, open to all paid-up members of DELGA, will be held as part of the party's Autumn Federal Conference, and will elect a team to lead DELGA and the Lib Dems LGBT campaign into an anticipated 2010 General Election.
The Liberal Democrats were well represented at the weekend's Pride in Brighton and Hove event. Top Lib Dems Brian Paddick and Lewes MP Norman Baker joined around thirty activists from the local party and DELGA.