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Pride sponsor BA urged to stop helping deport LGBT people

BRITISH AIRWAYS has been condemned for sponsoring Britain’s biggest Pride event as it helps deport people who face persecution for their sexuality.

Activist group Lesbians & Gays Support the Migrants (LGSM) called on the airline to “stop being complicit” with the government in deporting people, as the Brighton Pride event began today.

The open letter claims the presence of firms at the event that “profit off deportations” is an affront to the vision of freedom that Pride represents.

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