Emily Thornberry MP says we must “stand united” in fight for equality
Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, has spoken about the importance of standing “united” in the fight for global equality.
Speaking to GAY TIMES at Pride in London on 1 July, the Shadow Attorney for England and Wales emphasised why Pride protests and celebrations continue to be essential. “I come every year that I can, I absolutely love it,” she explained. “That’s the truth, bottom line.
I really enjoy it, it’s a great party. However, it’s also really important in terms of the politics of it. It’s really important to be here in support and making it clear that we stand united.
It always seems as though they’re coming for some of us and we’ve got to make sure that we stand solid and strong and that’s why I’m here.” In recent years, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has been on the rise in both the UK and US, with the latter also seeing reversals in the rights of other groups in the form of things like the overturning of Roe v.
