our patrons.Pride London is lucky to have a number of supportive patrons. They give their time and resources to support us in a variety of ways, but most importantly by continuing to raise the profile of Pride London and of LGBT rights in the UK and across the world. Sir Elton John - Sir Elton is one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music having sold more than 250 million albums and over one hundred million singles, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. Sir Elton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He has been heavily involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS since the late 1980s and was knighted in 1998. Sir Ian McKellen - Sir Ian is an stage and screen actor and LGBT rights campaigner. He is best known for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films. His work has spanned Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, knighted in 1991 for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre and made a Companion of Honour in 2008 for services to drama and to equality. He is a founding member of Stonewall. Lord Waheed Alli - Lord Alli is a media entrepreneur and politician. He was co-founder and managing director of Planet 24, a TV production company, and Managing Director at Carlton Television Productions. He is also a Labour Peer. Rhona Cameron - Rhona is a comedian. She rose to fame via the stand-up comedy circuit, to became a regular on British television. Cameron is also a Patron of LGBT Youth Scotland - Scotland's national agency for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth Michael Cashman MEP - Michael is a former actor, now a Labour politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency since 1999. Naechanè Romeo has been a strong and influential icon through out the LGBT and BLGBT community. He has worked in schools to educated and raise awareness of LGBT issues in and outside London. Naechanè Formally known as Mz Fontaine accomplished a great deal, from releasing two albums, organizing LGBT workshops, motivational speaking, Setting up the first LGBT recording studio, which helped produce the hit single "Tick Tock" which was featured on American's hit series (The L Word), touring across the UK, Europe, USA and finally winning the BLGBT Woman of the Year Award in 2008. Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, author and television presenter. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the Blackadder television series and is the host of the panel comedy trivia show, QI. He has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and an autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot. He has also presented his 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 states in six episodes. Zoe Lyons - Zoe is a comedian actor and writer. She has appeared in shows such as ITV's Survivor, where she revealed rat does not taste like chicken, and on numerous BBC Radio4 dramas. Zoe is also a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit and at the annual Edinburgh Festival. Wayne Sleep - Wayne is dancer, director and choreographer. He has been Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet and has appeared as a Guest Artist with several other ballet companies. He was appointed OBE in 1998. Lord Chris Smith - Lord Smith is a Labour Lord and former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. He was the UK's first openly gay MP, coming out in 1984 and in 2005, the first MP to acknowledge that he is HIV positive. Clare Summerskill - Clare is a comedian and writer. She believes in bringing a unique cocktail of dyke comedy to mainly LGBT audiences, as well as writing for theatre and radio and owning her own theatre production company. Peter Tatchell - Peter is one of the most prominent campaigners for LGBT and human rights, democracy and global justice. He is a member of the queer human rights group OutRage!, and the left-wing of the Green Party. Peter is the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Oxford East, and the Green Party's spokesperson on human rights. He lists his key political inspirations as Mahatma Gandhi, Sylvia Pankhurst, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. |
