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On Saturday morning I arrived in
Manchester for the 2017 Pride festival. It took place in the Gay Village and it was so much fun.
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The theme was Class of 2017 with the aim of highlighting the need for education to end discrimination and abuse against the LGBT community.
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There was plenty of security for the event. Probably even more following May's Manchester Arena bombing after the Ariana Grande concert where 22 people died.
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Tens of thousands of people were there. The highlight was the parade which had over 140 floats.
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Lots of rainbows, drag queens, and regular people all just having a good time. Some of the biggest applause came when the Manchester police marched down the route.
Overall it was just a great weekend!
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It was bank holiday weekend in the
UK which might be why it was so crowded. I hope to make it back
next year.
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