Trade unions raised funds to restore a Pride parade in a UK city after local government cut its budget, reviving a tradition while honouring historical support from miners to the LGBTQ community four decades earlier. The initiative demonstrates cross-community solidarity and the role of unions in protecting public cultural events.
Upworthy · Monday, 8 June 2026
Miners used this opportunity to repay the LGBTQ community from 40 years earlier. The post After a UK city defunded their Pride parade, trade unions raised money to fund it appeared first on Upworthy.
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