Includes a dog in a barrister’s wig wearing a Hawaiian lei
Lawyers took to the glitter-laden streets of London this weekend to march for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights at the Pride in London Parade.
Approximately 30,000 people — including models Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, Olympian Tom Daley, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan — attended the celebration, which saw a rainbow flag projected onto the Houses of Parliament for the first time.
Legal professionals have been sharing their experiences using the hashtag #legalpride on social media. We have been spoilt for choice this year when it comes to great photos, but this tweet in particular did catch our eye:
#LegalPride Your Ladyship is right, as always. pic.twitter.com/ExJlbwBXOQ
— Andrew Langdon QC (@westcrct) July 8, 2017
Not least because it is a great pic — but because it looks an awful lot like the dog in the wig we spied at last year’s Pride!
@LondonLGBTPride @thebarcouncil @FreeBarLGBT Madge LJ & I ready to March! #PrideinLondon #lawwithnofilter #nofilter pic.twitter.com/6aIxw846fE
— Simon Robinson (@SimonRRobinson) June 25, 2016
The adorable Jack Russell, who is called Madge, belongs to barrister and mediator Simon Robinson of Five Paper. She’s accompanied Robinson to Pride in 2013 and 2014 too.
@stonewalluk @LondonLGBTPride @barcouncil Lady Justice Madge marching for LGBTQ rights & Equality under the Law pic.twitter.com/mAqnE5fZ3h
— Simon Robinson (@SimonRRobinson) June 28, 2014
If photos of dogs in wigs aren’t your thing, 1) why not? and 2) there were plenty more weekend photos pushing Pride’s ‘love happens here’ mantra. Take this fetching law bus:
Lawyers represent #Pride pic.twitter.com/0DFvPbrhi1
— Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) July 8, 2017
#PRIDElondon @sra_solicitors @SocLabLaw @covlaw @JohnHyde1982 party day #celebrate pic.twitter.com/1zzNutmU17
— Crispin Passmore (@CrispinPassmore) July 8, 2017
A number of lawyers marched with human rights campaign group Amnesty International:
#loveisahumanright pic.twitter.com/Q7Gh8qu8Xa
— Matthew Ryder (@rydermc) July 8, 2017
High fives all round:
Excited to march again at #LondonPride, because #AllAreEqualUnderTheLaw #LoveHappensHere #LegalPride pic.twitter.com/TPPXRwdcuP
— The Law Society (@TheLawSociety) July 5, 2017
There is, of course, that age old Pride problem: is anyone still finding glitter in their hairline this morning?
#prideproblems keeping the glitter out of your wig #legalpride #LoveHappensHere @thebarcouncil pic.twitter.com/GgZfRj176B
— FreeBarLGBT+ (@FreeBarLGBT) July 8, 2017
Or their beard?
It really was glitter galore:
Please, sir. Can I have some more? @kevinpoulter glamming it up for #LegalPride #LoveHappensHere pic.twitter.com/3YeZFZEDlH
— Tom (@tomkette) July 8, 2017
Many marched wearing “All equal under the law” T-shirts:
#LegalPride pic.twitter.com/nNIwTZZ2SD
— KT Gordon (@kegorn33) July 9, 2017
Which were also made into badges and handed out as freebies:
We hoped you all enjoyed London Pride 2017 as much as we did!
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