Join London Trans+ Pride 2026

London Trans Pride creates a space for the London trans, non-binary, intersex and gender nonconforming communities to come together to celebrate their identities, connect, educate, and fight for rights. Can you bring ally friends/colleagues too?

⚫ Expected Schedule:
Comment/ask here to find us, or look for trans pride umbrellas (one other design exists, but is rare). Bi Pride UK (charity) are again marching as a group; to join them meet at 1pm, Cavendish Square Gardens (see their social media for more details). Biscuit may also meet for it. Other groups like the LGBTQ Community Centre are also marching and hosting placard making workshops before or on the day. Otherwise be at (but double check in case of change):

1pm: Langham Place (Marylebone, W1B 3D), outside the BBC and All Soul’s Church
Expect pre-march talks

• ~2-3pm: Protest march sets off (once road closures in place) down Regents St (southbound); arrive well in time

Expected route as follows (unknown details yet, released with short notice to minimise counter-protests/abuse):

• March starts 2pm, south on Regent St.
• Pauses at Swallow St ~ 2.40 for 10 mins
• Via Coventry St (heading east), Haymarket, Pall Mall East
• March finishes Trafalgar Square, ~4pm (access bloc via Cockspur St)
• Speeches, performances - mostly trans/intersex people

Watch a walk-through of the march (2pm?) and speeches (from ~4pm) online at their YouTube livestream if you can't hear/see them.

Allies: show up! Add chanting voices & presence to boost numbers and experience this space without taking it over. Show solidarity, learn from talks, build community/make friends, support it any way you can. Even if you can't attend in person: donate, share posts about it, talk about it to friends. Normalise transgender experiences - don't let it be a taboo or erased. Counter the erasure or negativity from most traditional media sources. Invite other allies too. But don't speak for or over trans/intersex people, especially not disabled trans/people of colour or other minorities. Bring people from your social groups, your friends, your family, who believe in safety for all or to learn.

Can't spot us? (busy, crowded space): be safe, look after yourself. A small group of us often walk towards the back of the march but we're not a monolith.

⚫ Tips / Bring:
Bring/wear%

• masks (dense crowds!) as appropriate - guessing most won't be, but Covid is still around, vulnerable-immune people march too.
  *Placards, banners: short & snappy phrases in big plainly-drawn letters, contrasting colours (not too many) from their background, are most impactful & easiest to read from a distance/in photos
• flowers (the theme)
  *plenty of water / snacks
• sunscreen / sunhat, thin clothing layers
  *required medication - especially if you'll be away from facilities a while

Don't litter! If bins are full, take it home/find another on the way (suggest a securely-sealable rucksack/bag to carry anything too big for pockets, long handles allow over-the-shoulder carrying).

John's old Pride tips page.

⚫ Travel/Accessibility:
Public transport: bus stops nearby. The march pauses with space to sit (improvised at Piccadilly Circus, around the statue) as mentioned above, and toilets (albeit pay-to-use) at Green Park with a Tesco + M&S opposite; the Arch has accessible toilets and BSL interpreters. Trafalgar Square (nearest Charing Cross) has step-free

There is a whole access bloc in the march (masking mandatory within it) leading from the front, + access area to watch speeches from; see access webpage.

⚫ Background:
Trans rights are basic human rights that cisgender people also expect. Trans people deserve them too. They're intrinsically connected to all rights: women's, abortion, children's rights. Bodily autonomy is core to all! Denying them to any groups allows denial to others too (& noone can always reliably tell who is trans by looks, actually).

If trans people & questioning of (false) gender binaries/ stereotypes/ cis-hetero normativity (patriarchy) are restricted, other LGBTQ+ identities & all women are at risk. Right-wing attacks never stop at the most marginalised groups; they're leverage to chip away at until the next-most marginalised group is suitable fodder. Transphobia also harms cis girls/women, and everyone else to varying degrees - especially if they don't fit traditional patriarchal ideals. It especially worsens gender-non-conforming & LGBT+ people's lives in general.
[ footnote link has more]*.

Follow/read (multiple!) trans activists to learn, especially racially marginalised/disabled/non-binary/other multiply targeted activists!

⚫ More Info:
A sober event; for all ages.
Facebook page/group with details.
Instagram (@londontranspride).

Donate to help fund it at their gofundme.
Help/questions? Email [londontranspride@gmail.com](mailto:londontranspride@gmail.com).

[* footnote: our gayhate page linking anti-gay lies of past decades with GC/TERF/transphobia. Follow+boost trans activists!]