2,000 attend Jewish LGBTQ+ event after Pride in London rejects antisemitism training
'Jews belong at Pride – no-one can take that away from us', say organisers Stop the Hate and The Hineni Project
More than 2,000 people gathered in London’s Soho on Sunday after Jewish LGBTQ+ groups were forced to hold an alternative celebration when Pride in London declined to provide antisemitism awareness training for stewards.
Refusing to be excluded, the event, organised by Stop The Hate and The Hineni Project, brought together LGBTQ+ Jews and allies to celebrate Pride on their own terms.
Addressing the crowd, activist and writer Hen Mazzig said: “I don’t care about being popular, I care about being on the right side of history. You can go into the Pride parade with any flag and nothing will happen… there is only one flag, one symbol, that will get you assaulted.”
One of the founders of The Hineni Project said: “We set out to tackle antisemitism in the LGBTQ+ community – a task that our presence here today, rather than in the parade, only underscores the necessity of.”
A spokesman for Stop The Hate said: “No matter what, we will celebrate Pride. Jews belong at Pride – and no one can take that away from us.”
Attendees were joined by allies from across London’s LGBTQ+ community, who came to show solidarity and stand against antisemitism in all its forms.
- The Hineni Project is an organisation dedicated to tackling antisemitism within the LGBTQ+ community and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ Jews.