And the Winner is...London WorldPride 2012

The eyes, ears and rainbows of the world will be on London in 2012 as they host WorldPride. What promises to be an event on a truly mammoth scale, it (WorldPride) will be held between two other significant celebrations - The Queens Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games.

WorldPride will be held in the capital during the summer of 2012, just ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. Organised by InterPride, WorldPride promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues on an international level through parades, festivals and other cultural activities.

London's WorldPride in 2012 is expected to attract over one million visitors. The two week festivities will most likely take place from 23 June to 8 July 2012, with the main parade held on 7 July.

Visit London Deputy Chief Executive, Sally Chatterjee said: "This is a tremendous win for the capital. London Pride is an annual highlight of the cultural festival calendar and hosting WorldPride in 2012 is a proud triumph for our city. There really will be no other place on earth to be in 2012 than right here in London."

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson said: "I'm absolutely thrilled that London has won the right to host WorldPride in 2012. London has one of the largest and most diverse LGBT communities on the planet and it is a fantastic opportunity to inspire cities across the globe. In an Olympic year, the eyes of the world will already be on London and the city will give an enormous welcome to LGBT people, their friends and families, for what we want to be the most colourful and exciting WorldPride festival yet."

Chair of Pride London, Paul Birrell said: "We are delighted that London was successful in its bid for WorldPride. This is a great achievement for London and coming in 2012, it will be a glorious year for our city. Pride London has grown over the years to be one of the UK's largest cultural events and this is a tremendous achievement for the LGBT community."

See the video produced to support the successful bid here.

A WorldPride website will be online soon with all the information you need to be part of it.

WorldPride 2014 has been awarded to Toronto, ON Canada
for information visit Pride Toronto or Read all the headlines about World Pride in Toronto.

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