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Wanabodi, [h=1]Boris Johnson to attend London gay pride celebrations[/h]
London's Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson, attends the gay pride parade in 2008. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Weeks after it emerged that Boris Johnson was scrapping the annual gay pride mayoral reception at City Hall as part of wider cull of events for specific minority groups, it has been announced that the London mayor has decided to take part in tomorrow's gay pride celebrations.
The Conservative mayor will join thousands of revellers on the streets of central London to mark the contribution of gay people to life in the city.
Johnson raised eyebrows among some in the gay community when his deputy mayor, Richard Barnes, announced last month that the City Hall pride reception was being scrapped.
Instead, the mayor has scheduled a series of "borough community receptions" which will involve representatives from different minority and community groups by geographical area.
He believes the switch will bring people together rather than focusing on what is "different".
Johnson was not originally scheduled to make an appearance at the London gay pride celebrations, but has cleared his diary to help kick off proceedings when the parade begins.
His transport advisor, Kulveer Ranger, will be one of the speakers at the pride festival, in Trafalgar Square.
[h=2]Conservative Conference Gay Pride party[/h]
Boris marches at London Gay Pride
Weeks after it emerged that Boris Johnson was scrapping the annual gay pride mayoral reception at City Hall as part of wider cull of events for specific minority groups, it has been announced that the London mayor has decided to take part in tomorrow's gay pride celebrations.
The Conservative mayor will join thousands of revellers on the streets of central London to mark the contribution of gay people to life in the city.
Johnson raised eyebrows among some in the gay community when his deputy mayor, Richard Barnes, announced last month that the City Hall pride reception was being scrapped.
Instead, the mayor has scheduled a series of "borough community receptions" which will involve representatives from different minority and community groups by geographical area.
He believes the switch will bring people together rather than focusing on what is "different".
Johnson was not originally scheduled to make an appearance at the London gay pride celebrations, but has cleared his diary to help kick off proceedings when the parade begins.
His transport advisor, Kulveer Ranger, will be one of the speakers at the pride festival, in Trafalgar Square.
[h=2]Conservative Conference Gay Pride party[/h]