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Mark London is a British soundtrack composer, songwriter and music producer. He is perhaps best known as composer of the song "To Sir, with love".

London Trans Pride is the "one day we are no outcasts'

Feb 16,2020 6:11 am

A protester in London Trans Pride

"We are marching for the rights of trans people," said organizer Lucia Blayke in London will be the first Trans-Pride.

"For the health sector, for social housing, for education, to stop the deportation of the trans-refugees in the UK and many other topics. "

The Event on Saturday saw transgender people, and allies marching through The Streets of The City .

It was Set Up because some trans people feel marginalized in the LGBT Community .

Lucia Blayke is not said, the organizer of Trans Pride

"Trans people have the same acceptance as the rest of the LGBT Community ," Lucia, Radio 1 's Newsbeat before The Event .

she added that it is "the only day of the year, trans people in an Open Space and not think: 'Wow, I'm The Outcast '. "

A third of transgender people report that they are in The Last year because of their identity, according to a survey by gay rights charity Stonewall of 871 people.

Almost half of the respondents say they do not feel comfortable using public toilets for fear of harassment.

"It's still a celebration, But we need to tell the fire About Us : no, that is not acceptable. "

The March went through the centre of London

Lucia wants to remind The Event to the people of parades in The Eighties during the AIDS crisis.

"the protesters, it was about Social Change to make a difference. She didn't want to go out, to see Kylie Minogue and have a few cocktails. "

Kylie Minogue was the headline in the Brighton Pride this year, in which trans people were part of The March , and

news beat Brighton Pride and Pride contacted In London, for the comment.

There were some concerns regarding the security before The Event , and the exact route was kept secret, in the case of violence against trans-demonstrators.

The organizers worked with the Metropolitan Police and news beat, don't see any trouble on The March .

What does mean transgender?

Stonewall does not describe a transgender person as someone whose "gender is the same as, or is not sitting comfortable with the sex they were assigned at birth. "

Some transgender people the change to physically become the gender they identify with, the hormone therapy or Surgery - But not all trans people do this.

'In Pride, I'm an outsider" - The Demonstration ended at Soho Square , London

As a trans woman, Lucia-support-mainstream parades, But they are also places where she feels excluded.

"I go to Pride every year, it is beautiful, it is a fun celebration. But the fact is, to be Proud of, I'm still an outsider," she says.

"Every Day of My Life walking around in public people point and laugh, stare, and sometimes also need you to miss me. This happens on Pride. "

"It is not the organizer of the Pride is to blame. It is not The Message of Pride. It is simple - we still don't have fit in with the wider society. "

But there are some who believe that transgender is the preferred treatment in the LGBT Community .

At Pride In London in 2018 and Manchester Pride 2019, a group of women staged protests, by the "misogyny" of the trans-activism.

you can get The L (not pictured) staged a protest during the 2018 Pride In London in March

And they do not support, London Trans Pride.

"It's ironic that trans people are seen as need their own spaces, Trans Pride, and elsewhere," says a spokeswoman for The Group , The L, in a statement to news beat.

"you are already centered in the LGBT Pride marches and mainstream feminism. "

There is a wide support for The Event , although, with the mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he is "delighted" that London is a host to Pride his first Trans.

"This event is a fantastic example of how we celebrate and embrace our diversity," he says of news beat in a statement.

"Trans-people will always be welcome in our city and I will continue to work with charity organizations, communities, and Met on the improvement of the living conditions and the protection of the rights of all LGBTQ+ London. "

Trans-Pride, the restaurant influenced chain Wagamama to introduce gender-neutral toilets to 50 branches across the UK, despite admitting it is a "topic that not everyone agrees".

"If London Trans Pride has been asked to announced this year, really think about whether there was something we could do to have a meaningful, positive impact on the lives of our transgender and non-binary members of the team and guests," a spokesman said.

', to inspire Our message, change'

"Hopefully, the Trans Pride begin the conversations about health care, public safety, our suicide Rates are through the roof - our Mental Health at prices that are not good, and our low employability Rates ," said organizer Lucia.

in 2018, A study suggests that More Than 34% of trans adults, the suicide had at least Once .

Lucia had a tattoo to Mark London for the first Trans-Pride

"I can't imagine you are, for example, in the history of the United Kingdom, where More Than a few hundred trans people have gathered in public", Lucia.

"The Message that the send, to inspire The World to really change. "

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transgender, mental health, lgbt, pride

Source of news: bbc.com

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