The rainbow flag flying high in 2011 the London gay Carnival

This year's London gay Carnival (Pride London) was held on Saturday July 2nd. People take part in the gay pride parade, gathering in Oxford street Oxford Circus, began at one thirty in the afternoon along Regent Street (Regent Street), through Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus), arrived in London's biggest Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Square), and watch the concert there.

The London gay CarnivalPeople take part in the gay pride parade in Oxford street Oxford Circus aggregation

The main street through downtown parade, the traffic diversion. The London police also sent a large number of police, maintain order. In addition to the parade gay, transgender people, there are tens of thousands of people attended the event, now singing, now dancing.

The main street through downtown paradeThis year's parade is lively and extraordinary

The origin of London gay carnival, way back in 1970 November London gay parade, when 150 people attended. After that was held on July 1, 1972 UK Gay Pride Rally. In 2004 London gay Carnival (Pride London) after the formal founding, the number of annual to rise sharply.