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Wolverhampton Pride main stage to be hosted by Jude Guaitamacchi
Organisers have announced a transgender and non-binary campaigner will host this year's Wolverhampton Pride on Guaitamacchi will lead the city centre event from a stage in Market Square, introducing a line-up that includes performances by former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, drag artist Queenz and Taylor Swift tribute act Lauren say Wolverhampton Pride is open for everyone to support LGBT inclusion within the city, with hundreds expected to who founded of Trans Solidarity Alliance, was the first non-binary person to model for a Harrods Beauty campaign.
The host, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, also spearheaded a number of other more than a decade, they have delivered talks and workshops on mental health, LGBT inclusion and gender will also include performances by rapper Nate Ethan and Wolverhampton singer Miss Sundi with Gina Operatic Company will perform numbers from their upcoming production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Midlands-based singer-songwriter Kyle Finn will close proceedings.A celebratory parade also sets off from the city's Victoria Street at midday, with a family picnic in West Park from 11:00 BST.
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