London Pride broke it's own record today with over 1 million supporters marching through the capital in honour of gay life.
The parade, which opened the annual celebration, began at Baker Street before continuing through Regent Street and into Trafalgar Square, which housed the main Pride stage.
A handful of anti-gay protestors gathered in Waterloo Place, off Trafalgar Square, with signs that read 'Stop the promotion of homosexuality' and 'Absolve yourself of sin'.
Shortlybefore 3pm, official statistics confirmed that in excess of one million people attended the parade, making Pride London 2009 the most-attended year in its entire history.
A host of key political speakers graced the main stage, including human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and deputy leader of the Labour party, Harriet Harman. During her speech, which was greeted with cheers and jeers, she asked for support in the Equality Bill.
"The Equality Bill is in the Houses of Parliament now and we need your help in making that law. If you want more rights for gays and transexuals, you need to ensure it becomes a legal relaity."
Then, when introducing MP Chris Bryant, she referred to him and Ben Bradshaw MP as "two of the fittest men in government."
Speaking to Pink Paper immediately after her mixed reception, Harman said: "I think it's fantastic to see Pride get bigger and more determined every year. To the supporters here today, we should celebrate the progress made, but push to do more."
Bryant added: "In my lifetime homosexuality was illegal in this country and allsorts of changes have come about - solely because people stood up for themselves. That's why I'm proud of Pride."
He continued: "the most liberal place for gay people in the twentieth century was Berlin in the 30s. Ten years leater, people died. We must always fight to move forward."
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was another of the keynote speakers. Following his appearance on the main stage, we asked him what pride meant to him. He told us: "Britain has made strides in the last decade, which is a phenomenal acheivement, so Pride is a celebration of that - and also the fact that we have won our palce at the table. But we're also pushing to remove the final vestiges of homophobia like the ban on gay marriage."
When asked if ultimate equality is inevitable, he said: "No, they're likely, but not inevitable. We've come a long way baby, but there's a lot more to do."