Posted on 03/30/2020 6:43:55 PM PDT by Ennis85
Organisers of Brighton Pride still plan on holding one of the UK 's biggest LGBT+ events despite calls to cancel due to coronavirus.
More than 100 major Pride events round the world, including London, Birmingham and EuroPride, have abandoned this year's events but with just 18 weeks to go, Brighton - worth around £20 million to the city - has not yet said it will cancel.
Thousands of people take part, with parades through the streets as crowds line the pavements.
The huge festival attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year and is an essential charity fund-raising event for Brighton, bringing about £20 million to the city's economy.
If it goes ahead, this year's festival on August 1 and 2 is expected to be extra-busy because the event will celebrate its 30th anniversary with headline acts Mariah Carey and the Pussycat Dolls.
The organisers said in a statement "With the current situation regarding Covid-19 changing at a rapid pace, we will continue contingency planning and working with our partner agencies to deliver a safe and successful event.
"With August being several months away, we are following government advice and will continue to review our position on a regular basis and implement plans accordingly.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank and support the incredibly hard-working NHS and emergency service staff who are always a big and important part of Pride.
"Brighton and Hove Pride is an essential charity fund-raising event for our city and whilst we don 't have a crystal ball, we sincerely hope the summer brings brighter news so that we can all celebrate our wonderful community."
A survey of the UK's LGBT+ community released on Thursday by researchers from Queer Voices Heard said
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If they were Catholics vowing to go to mass they would be arrested.
Possibly most effective way to spread the virus, wow!
Isn’t it just like them. Selfish and childish to the core. Go ahead. The China virus is the least of their worries.
They are right, we may be canceling all parades, sporting events and other gatherings through August and beyond.
No MLB season, no NCAA Football, no NFL.
They never closed the bathhouses either, and said heterosexuals were all going to get it.
When is our next lecture on AIDS?
Of course!
Great, glad to hear it!
Remember how U.S. audiences laughed at Tiny Tim as he “tip-toed through the tulips “.
Now, they have full, celebratory parades of such misfits.
Sounds like a great plan... /sarc
I suspect this is a major risk factor not being publicised.
What? We’re shutting down churches, schools, picnics, et...but the pink mafia can have a parade??
Gays: Knock yourselves out!
‘worth 20M pounds to the city’ - much of which it can then spend on ventilators. Such idiocy.
Churches forbidden to meet.
This is August! You haven’t heard the NFL cancel next season. You haven’t heard colleges canceling next year. I hope things in August don’t get canceled.
There’s a rumble in Brighton tonight
Ringside seats for the neighborhood fight
There ain’t a damn thing that the cops can do
There’s a rumble in Brighton tonight
The Stray Cats
It’s like queerfests here. they figure they all have or will have HIV so what’s a little Flu?
No, no....stop...don’t do that....
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