parade to 30 or a0 people who are all veterans in their 70s and 80s who were involved in the gay liberation front for what they stood far back then, which as we asked for a social transformation of british society to ensure rights for lgbt+ people and for everyone. we were notjust gay focused, we stood for equality and human rights for everyone, and we think that same agenda of transformation is needed now as britain faces threats of covid—19, economic meltdown, institutional racism and climate destruction. we need that boldness, that vision to make a new better society, so we can all live better, happier lives. one of the organisers of the day's march through central london, thank you very much for being with us. police in london have clashed with crowds of people attending an illegal street party. it was the third consecutive night that officers in the capital have had to break up large gatherings. in liverpool, police expressed concern about the number of people who gathered in the city for a second night to celebrate winning the premier league title. jon donnison reports. for a second night,

the decision was made to form a new organization, the gay liberation front or glf. the glf was modeled on new left groups of the 1960's. -- the gay liberation front or glf. the glf was modeled on new left groups of the 1960's. they wanted to take on all forms of oppression simultaneously. meetings would break down over theoretical discussions and the result a lack of democratic process. some of the early founders quit. they formed a new organization, the gay activist alliance or gaa. gaa decided to work only on the issue of rights for gay people, to adhere to the democratic principles and meetings, and to issue -- eschew the use of violence. they also used creative demonstrations and guerrilla theater. when harper's magazine published a vicious essay attacking gay people and refused to publish a rebuttal, gaa occupied their offices. they brought coffee and doughnuts, approaching members of staff and saying "i'm a homosexual. would you like a doughnut? " gaa ascended in the national media, growing rapidly and starting new chapters nationwide. because of gaa, glf, and

the gay liberation front was the torch lit by that spark. we carried that torch out of the closet, into the streets. >> we're america. you can't separate us out. >> i think it's not a civil rights issue, it's a moral issue. >> a 50-year battle for equal rights and respect. >> i could not have guessed that at this age i would be married to a man. i never could have seen that coming. >> i'm here doing what i'm doing because of all of the generations before me. >> stonewall has taught us, you have to fight for what you want. and once your voice is heard, there's no turning back. ♪ ♪ >>> they call me mayor pete, and i am running for president of the united states. >> 50 years ago, it would have been unthinkable for an openly gay person to run for any public office. >> we did capture 73% of the vote. >> today, more lgbtq people have been elected than at any time in our nation's history. >> i want to make sure that we all feel represented. that is so important. >> it's really exciting to see the expansion of what the american story is. >> this is

events move online today, some are still planning to march — including veterans of london's gay liberation fronto and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm shaun ley. we begin in the uk. the british government is expected to announce on monday a major change to its quarantine rules, which will make it far easier for tourists to go on holiday to much of europe this summer. from july the 6th, anyone arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at low risk from coronavirus will no longer have to isolate for m days. the changes will pave the way for thousands of people to go on holiday to countries including france, spain, italy, greece and turkey. america's top infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, has warned the country faces a ‘serious problem' after a record 40,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in 2a hours. the number of coronavirus cases in india has passed half a million, and the rate of infection is still accelerating. meanwhile president trump has signed an executi

events move online today, some are still planning to march — including veterans of london's gay liberation fronte northern italian region of lombardy saw the first coronavirus outbreak in europe. mark lowen, who has reported on the story from the start, returns to ask what went wrong. the virus gripped italy, suddenly, silently throttling it. the fire that burned through europe was lit here, exporting cases across the world from brazil to britain. we will get the latest on the situation in northern italy with our correspondent mark lowen. yes, clive, we are just outside the town of codogno, which is the italian epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. we have been driving around this exclusion zone and the streets have been completely deserted. the police told us earlier that if we went a bit further up this road towards the town we would have to go into quarantine, like the more than 50,000 people across 12 times... people across 12 towns... i covered this story from the beginning. i was in lombardy as the first victims died and towns were sealed off. now i'm back on a journey to meet those who b

the first one in new york was the gay liberation front. there was also the queens liberation front. little while later radical let lesbians formed. then the gay activist alliance in new york, which was a little less radical that the gay liberation front. the other organizations i mentioned were very committed to alliances with the black panthers, with the anti-war movement, with women's liberation, and they participated in marches and demonstrations of those other groups, and they really were calling for rad cat restructuring of american society. a sexual restructuring, social restructuring, political restructuring. the gay activist alliance in contrast decided to focus more exclusive on gay rights. that really then set the trend for what followed for the next several years. very influential, very powerful, very active organization in new york and similar organizations around the country. >> let mu ask you about two more recent moments in edie windsor, and her challenge of doma. why was her case so significant? >> well, over time the issues and priorities changed. they began prioriti

and so there emerged new organizations, the first major one in new york city was called the gay liberation front. there was also the queens liberation front, a little while later. radical lesbians formed. representing lesbian feminist politics. groups like third world gay revolution formed representing people of color. and the gay activists alliance in new york which was a little less radical than the initial gay liberation front. gabe ration front and the other innovations that i mentioned were very committed to alliances with the black panthers, with the anti war movement, with women's liberation, they participated in marches and demonstrations of those other groups. and they really were calling for radical restructuring of american society, the sexual restructuring of social restructuring and a political restructuring. the gay activists alliance in contrast decided to focus more exclusively on gear rights. and that really then set the trend for what followed for the next several years very influential very powerful very active organization around the country. let me >> ask you about two more

here in the uk, 12 of the surviving activists from the gay liberation front have marched in central londoncal action — including the end of deportations for lg bt asylum seekers. london had been due to host one of the largest pride events today, but it was postponed due to coronavirus. now let's have a look at some stunning aerial shots of the uk's red arrows flying off the north east coast of britain. and if you want to know what it's like to fly in that formation, then here you are. the rafjets carried out a fly past above the coastal town of scarborough to mark armed forces day in the uk. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews hello. well, the fresh weather is here to stay for the foreseeable future, at least the next week or so. so, plenty of showers in the forecast, and on top of that, it's also going to be windy, particularly on sunday. really quite blustery for the time of the year. now, the reason for it is this low pressure that swung out of the atlantic is being propelled by a jet stream. that jet stream has also introduced t

the gay liberation front or glf. it was modeled in large part on new groups of the 1960s. however, the leaders were generally those with extreme views. some were avowed marxists and the organization wanted to take on all issues of oppression simultaneously. meetings tended to break down into long theoretical discussions, ad hominem attacks. and there was a lack of democratic process. soon, many of the founders and early members quit. some of these founded a new organization, the gay activist alliance or gaa. gaa decides to work only on the issue for the rights for gay people to adhere to democratic principles at meetings and to eschew the use of violence. they created demonstrations that combine guerilla theater and camp humor. when harper's magazine published an essay attacking gay people and refused to publish a rebuttal written by gay writers, they brought along coffee and donut as approaching members the staff saying i'm a homosexual, would you like a doughnut? with other creative tactics, gaa was growing rapidly and charting new chapters nationwide. because of gaa, gl