It is, I accept, not all things to all people. But as a speech to give at a rally of 15,000ish people of unknown bisexual content or familiarity with bi issues or the existence of bisexuality, I think it works. It had to come in at two minutes because there was a lot of speakers.

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To me Pride is a day to acknowledge the things that bring us together, the things that we have in common. To celebrate our appreciation for the same sex, and fight both the hostility we face from some corners of society and our second class status in law.

We're fighting to give same-sex relationships the respect granted to opposite-sex relationships.

But for bisexuals that fight goes both ways.

According to some, if I'm holding hands with my girlfriend I'm hiding. If I'm holding hands with my boyfriend I'm rebelling.

I want holding hands to be holding hands.
I want to be able to celebrate all my sexuality equally.
I want to be able to say I am bisexual and not have to 'admit' I am bisexual.

What brings the gay community together? Looking out at you I can see people of all shapes and sizes, all colours and backgrounds. We are diverse! All that brings us together is in the title. Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual. United in common struggle and common celebration.

It doesn't matter that there's a bisexual behind the bar in the gay pub, or running the gay charity, or writing for the gay newspaper or even on stage at Gay Pride.

Because we've been doing all of those things all along. But we don't want saying we're bisexual to be admitting we're bisexual.

Thank you! Have a great day, see you at the bi stall!

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Or at least, that's what was on my piece of paper. I think I stuck fairly close to it but it was a little blurry due to the terror.

The terror had been eased by having had a nice chat with Christine Burns (the speaker preceding me) who is fab. We proceeded to wince and roll out eyes at each other during the interfaith blessing. And by a friend of mandrake91 who'd been on singing and came up and chatted to me. I also managed to catch David Bedella's eye just before he went on and tell him how much I'd loved him as Hedwig. He has the cutest ear-to-ear grin full of sharp white teeth. (c:

All in all it was a great day - it was marvellous to see so many people take flyers in the afternoon, and I even got some cheered yeahs at my holding hands line.

Many thanks to djm4 for organising our presence, to valkyriekaren and cookwitch for the fabulso banner and to everyone else who was there or texted me good luck messages.

Anyone got any pictures online?

Oh, and I shaved my head and shaved my moustache and beard off.