04/10/2023
Dee Strutt, for the Southampton branch of the Socialist Party of England and Wales, formerly known as Militant, reported in the party's weekly paper on the success of Southampton Pride on 26th August. Dee said This year organisers chose to put activists at the front of the march, including the Socialist Party behind a banner saying ‘Pride is a protest’ with many placards in support of trans rights. Southampton Pride never fails to draw in a massive crowd, and this year was no different in that respect. Trundling around town on my scooter, I came across such a wide range of people, all colourful, excited to attend, and most importantly politically motivated. There is something enormously powerful about a protest, especially when it involves basic rights like living without fear of discrimination and persecution. And if ‘Southampton Pride is a protest’ proved anything to anyone, it’s that when people come together, they can move mountains to make way for rainbows.
