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The borough has scored gold after councillors gave the go-ahead to make Clapham Common the hub for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community during the Olympics.

Lambeth Council granted organisers permission for Pride House to operate on the common for 18 days during a meeting yesterday (March 29). A spokesperson for Pride House said they chose Clapham for the venue as there is a large number of LGBT residents in the area, and it is the home of a diverse range of festivals.
 
It aims to promote diversity and create awareness of homophobia in sport.

The Olympic Games have always been a symbol of bringing countries and peoples together. It’s with this in mind that the Pride House has been set up on Clapham Common. The brainchild of Canadian-born Chad Molleken, the Pride House is an imported successful initiative from the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in 2010. The idea is that with the 2012 Olympic Games in London bringing all cultures together, so should it involve all variations of lifestyle too.

20,000 people are expected to attend Pride House during the Olympics. Stephen Fry and Peter Tatchell are among the patrons of the event Lambeth Council granted organisers permission for Pride House to operate on the common for 18 days during a meeting yesterday (March 29). A spokesperson for Pride House said they chose Clapham for the venue as there is a large number of LGBT residents in the area, and it is the home of a diverse range of festivals. LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transexual)