Proud to be marching in Pride in London

Friday 16 May 2025

On Saturday 5 July, we’ll be marching with our community in the Pride in London parade. Will you join us?

Pride in London

We’re excited to be marching in Pride in London for the fifth time this year. We’ll be joined by our community and colleagues as well as other neurological charities. And we'd love for you to join us too!

Access in the Pride in London parade

We’ve worked with the parade team to improve the experience for our people this year.

We will have access wrist bands which grant access to disabled toilets and areas for anyone who needs them. And we're going to be in the paced zone of the parade nearer the front, with toilets.

Pride Cymru

Would you like to march with our Wales team at Pride Cymru this year?

To find out more and join the parade through Cardiff on Saturday 21 June email our Wales team: [email protected]

Our commitment to equality

We support Pride month to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ MS community. It's important to raise visibility of the health inequalities they face and keep equity at the heart of our mission to be there for everyone affected by MS.

Pride month is a celebration of how far LGBTQIA+ rights have come. But it’s also a time to look at the challenges LGBTQIA+ communities face right now. And the LGBTQIA+ MS community is no different.

Our on-the-day parade attendance is organised by our volunteer staff network SPECTRUM. Taking part in Pride is one of the things we do to make sure we're here for everyone with MS.

What does LGBTQIA+ stand for?

LGBTQIA+ is an evolving acronym that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer or questioning and asexual. The + represents other terms (like non-binary and pansexual) that people use to describe their experiences of their gender or sexuality.

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