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“GAY’S THE WORD” float, Gay Pride, London, June 30, 1979. Gay’s The Word, founded in 1979, is the only specifically LGBT bookstore in the United Kingdom, and the shop has always served as a gathering place for London’s LGBT community. Perhaps most notably, Gay’s The Word was headquarters for the Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners group in 1984-1985, as memorialized in the 2014 film “Pride.” The Gay’s The Word contingent, and the float pictured here, led London’s 1979 Gay Pride Parade. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #lgbttheirstory #lgbtpride #gaystheword (at Gay’s The Word)