Pride month in the UK is in full swing as thousands prepare for the annual parade on July 1 in London.<br /><br />But across the world, there are countries in which queer people cannot celebrate their identity openly and risk being bullied, discriminated against, harassed and even killed.<br /><br />Independent TV sat down with three queer people from the Philippines, Turkey and Poland to speak about the meaning of Pride in those countries.<br /><br />“I know of friends who were stabbed, killed.”<br /><br />“Pride month is not only for the ones who survived but also for the ones that we lost”, said Darlink, a Turkish drag queen.
