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# Transport for London launches portrait series to celebrate Pride and 20 years of LGBTQ+ colleague community
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/transport-for-london-launches-portrait-series-to-celebrate-pride-and-20-years-of-lgbtq-colleague-community/
- Published: 2025-07-01T12:35:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-01T13:10:10.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, Pride

**Transport for London** (TfL) is celebrating 20 years of its LGBTQ+ colleague community **OUTbound** across the transport network ahead of the Pride in London parade on **Saturday, 5 July**.

TfL’s colleague network group, which was founded in 2005 and has more than 900 members, aims to support anyone who identifies as being LGBTQ+. It also works to help increase awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the transport industry. 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/--utf-8-B-VGZMIEltYWdlIC1MYWR5IFBoeWxsLCBwaWN0dXJlZCBhdCBRdWVlciBCcml0YWlu4oCZcyDigJgyMCBZZWFycyBvZiBVSyBCbGFjayBQcmlkZeKAmSBleGhpYml0aW9uIChjKSBDaGVycnkgQXUgSG9uIEkuanBn---1.jpg)

Lady Phyll, pictured at Queer Britain’s ‘20 Years of UK Black Pride’ exhibition. Pic by Cherry Au Hon I

Across the transport network, customers will be able to see portrait posters of staff who have made contributions to LGBTQ+ community within TfL and across the transport industry, alongside portraits with local activist groups and organisations, including **Lady Phyll**, **Terrence Higgins Trust , Switchboard** and **TransActual**, that have been in the forefront of social change in London. 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/TfL-Image--Switchboard--pictured-at-Bishopsgate-Institute---c--Cherry-Au-Hon-I-1.jpg)

Switchboard, pictured at Bishopsgate Institute. Pic by Cherry Au Hon I

TfL will once again be taking part in the Pride in London parade this weekend with a bus containing TfL staff who will be wearing newly designed T-shirts that represent this year's theme, activism and social change. This is the 20th year in row that TfL has taken part in Pride in London parade.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/TfL-Image--Alexander--hehim--Service-Manager-and-Vice-Chair-of-OUTbound--c--TfL---Luca-Marino-1.jpg)

Alexander, Service Manager and Vice-Chair of OUTbound. Pic by Luca Marino

**Seb Dance**, London's Deputy Mayor for Transport, said: “I'm proud we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of TfL's OUTbound colleague network group. Reaching this incredible milestone is a massive achievement and the role of the group is so valued in championing the LGBTQ+ community as well as representing equality and support for all staff across TfL. 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/TfL-Image--Dani--theythem--Stores-Operative--c--TfL---Luca-Marino-1.jpg)

Dani, Stores Operative. Pic by Luca Marino

"It's really fitting we are marking 20 years of OUTbound by recognising staff who have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ community ahead of what promises to be another memorable Pride in London parade.”

See the portrait poster series at **Bishopsgate Institute**, **Outside Project**’s **Trans Winter Shelter**, **Queer Britain**, **London School of Economics**, **The Common Press** and **Ye Olde Rose and Crowne Greenwich**.