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Norwich Pride
04 Aug 2010
On Saturday 31st July, we paid a trip to The Forum, in Norwich for Norfolks annual Pride! Again we met scores of appreciative hand holders who were overjoyed there was an organisation dedicated to this once overlooked issue. We were selling key chains and badges and our much sought-after T-shirts (all available through this website -via email info@adayinhand.com). David also participated on a panel debating labels in then LGBT community (Are Labels Just for Soup Cans?). In the debate I argued for a new catch all term to describe the widening LGBT community (as inevitably more sexual minority groups could be left out of the, in my opinion, rather clinical sounding 4 letter acronym that is LGBT). Queer seems to be the word of choice in the US, but of course that has many negative connotations here for so many of our community. Big thanks to Michelle Savage who co-organised the day. Thanks to Steve Boyce for the pics and for more pics and vids go to the official Norwich Pride website. Next, we will be at The Pink Festival in Cambridge on Saturday 21st August. Join us if you can.
David, Founder of A Day In Hand at the stall
Hand holders enjoying the day.
The parade gathers at the main stage. Pink Punters gay bus in the background.
Norwich paramedics supporting the cause.
Tony Fenwick, co-chair, Schools Out and LGBT History Month (our sister projects)
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