Photo taken at the start of the London Pride March 2005. A line of well known people hold up a banner at chest level leading the March from Hyde Park Corner along Piccadilly. The front row featured Lord Waleed Ali, Rona Cameron, Michael Cashman, myself (centre) Chris Smith, Wayne Sleep and a tall black man whose name I don’t know.

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   I’ve just been reminded of this occasion on 6th July 2005, leading the Pride London March down Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner. With me were Michael Cashman (not yet a Lord), Lord Chris Smith and Wayne Sleep among others. Stephen Fry is just behind Michael Cashman’s head. It was still a time when some Lesbians and Gay men were uncomfortable about giving space like this to trans people. One of the organisers had gone out on a limb though to get me there and plonk me among queer royalty