Lgbtflag wihtehall

The rainbow flag, symbolising gay pride, flies above the Cabinet Office in central London, on July 6, 2012. The British government on Friday hoisted the rainbow flag symbolising gay pride over one of its ministries for the first time. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg requested the flag be flown on Whitehall, the central London street that houses several ministries, ahead of the World Pride parade celebrating gay rights in the British capital on Saturday.