Organisers say 150,000 march for London Trans+ Pride

Organisers said an estimated 150,000 people marched through central London on Saturday in what they called the world’s largest Trans+ Pride, a protest and rally that began near the BBC’s central London headquarters and ended at Trafalgar Square. Demonstrators voiced anger at new Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on single-sex spaces and at Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, carrying placards reading “let people piss in peace” and “these meds save lives.” The rally’s endpoint was overlooked by artist Teresa Margolles’s sculpture of face casts from 726 trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people. Lewis G Burton, a founding member of London Trans+ Pride, said the turnout proved “we are not going anywhere” and vowed the event would keep fighting until “every trans person is safe, seen, and free.” Before the march Caroline Litman, a former NHS psychiatrist and mother of Alice Litman who died after waiting 1,023 days for gender-affirming care, urged Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to reverse what she called “anti-trans policies” and warned more children could die if policy does not change. Organisers framed the day as both a celebration of existence and an act of resistance, urging political action on wait times and guidance affecting trans people.