Last year, over 100,000 people marched in the largest trans pride event in history. This year’s march will challenge that record.
The political context surrounding this year’s march is dire
Following last year’s Supreme Court ruling, which redefined “biological sex” in a manner that allows for the exclusion of trans women from single-sex services without any input from trans-led organisations, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has begun to implement that ruling. On 21 May 2026, the EHRC laid before Parliament a draft Code of Practice that, again without consulting any trans-led organisation, instructs service providers to exclude trans women from single-sex spaces. Trans rights organisations, including TransActual, have warned that this leaves trans people with fewer protections than they previously had.
In addition to the EHRC’s guidance, puberty blockers have now been permanently banned for trans youth, and the Government’s draft guidance, ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026,’ regresses trans inclusion in schools. As a result, the UK now ranks 22nd out of 49 European countries on the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, a significant decline from its position at the top of the index as recently as 2015.
“London Trans+ Pride is a moment to show up loud and proud – because every single person deserves to live freely and be exactly who they are in a world that accepts and embraces every culture, every class, every race and every one. I stand with the trans community today and every day.”
Mel B (she/her)
London Trans+ Pride is calling on allies to march alongside the trans+ community on 25 July 2026
Friends, family, colleagues, and anyone who believes in dignity and equality— Last year’s turnout of 100,000 people sent a clear message: the overwhelming majority believe that trans individuals deserve safety and the freedom to exist without fear. In 2026, we need that message to be even louder.
As Dani St James (she/her) from Not A Phase states, “Shelve passive allyship and step into active advocacy. Show up on the streets and then take that same energy to your workplace, social circles, local pub, and polling booth.”
Trans+ Pride Our Future, Our Fight is a declaration of power
Trans+ people have existed throughout recorded history and long before it – across cultures, across eras, across every attempt to erase them. That existence is not a matter for debate. What is being debated – what the march demands – is whether society will choose to recognise, protect, and celebrate it.
“At a time when trans people are increasingly being scapegoated by parts of the media and political establishment, London Trans+ Pride exists to remind people that we are not headlines, culture war talking points or distractions from society’s real issues, we are human beings. We are teachers, carers, artists, baristas, mechanics, parents, siblings, neighbours and friends who simply want to live safely and peacefully in our communities.
Lewis G. Burton (they/she), founding member of London Trans+ Pride
For years, a very small but loud and well-funded minority has been allowed to dominate the conversation around trans lives, creating fear and division while attention is pulled away from the issues that are truly impacting people across the UK, from the cost of living crisis to housing insecurity, underfunded healthcare and growing inequality.
But last year, over 100,000 people marched with London Trans+ Pride in a powerful show of solidarity and collective care. That turnout sent a clear message, that the overwhelming majority of people believe trans people deserve dignity, safety and the freedom to exist without fear.
This year’s theme, ‘Our Future, Our Fight’, is a reminder that our future is something worth fighting for. Not just for trans people, but for a world rooted in compassion, community and hope. Despite everything, we are still here, and we are not going anywhere.”
Follow London Trans+ Pride: @londontranspride
London Trans+ Pride starts on Saturday 25th July 2026, 1pm, at Langham Place, London W1B 3DA, United Kingdom.
