Royal Mail reveals new Pride stamp collection
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The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear the name Gay Pride Rally.
The march was inspired by events in the United States, where the first Pride events took place to commemorate the Stonewall riots in New York.
The stamps show pictures inspired by the first Gay Pride rally and early Pride events where people taking part would shout slogans like: "Gay is fun! Gay is proud! Gay is beautiful!", to the more recent Pride parades and the update to the Pride flag.
The stamps were drawn by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin and art-directed by NB Studio. The studio has also made a short animated film using the drawings from the stamps.
"The vibrant, colourful Pride events that take place in towns and cities across the UK today trace their origins to a small number of people who marched through central London half a century ago to raise awareness of discrimination and inequality." said David Gold from the Royal Mail.
"There have been huge changes in laws and social attitudes, but Pride events continue to play a key role in raising awareness of discrimination, as well as celebrating diversity and individualism." said David Gold.
"It was a real honour to be asked to design this iconic series for the Royal Mail, as they represent such an important part of British LGBTQ+ history." said Alan Dye, the creative director of NB Studio.
"Watching these beautiful illustrations come to life, you could easily imagine yourself as part of the 'March Through Time'." said Alan Dye. The stamps will be available in shops from 1 July.
