Accessibility and Pride 2025 - Share Your Pride Photos!🏳️‍🌈

Mary_Scope
Mary_Scope Posts: 1,787 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists
edited June 17 in Everyday life

Over the years, I’ve been to a range of Pride events from smaller, grassroots celebrations in my local town to the city weekend festivals with headline acts like Manchester and Brighton. I even saw Gok Wan do DJ set at Manchester Pride 2023 which I’ve included a photo of below! 🤩

If you’ve never been to Pride before, I honestly can’t recommend it enough. Whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally, it is always such a fun day and it really is a space full of joy and respect with a real sense of safety and belonging.

I’ve had to use various accommodations over the years while at Pride due to my disability such as making sure I have access to a disabled toilet, a carers ticket etc and I have to say, every time I’ve needed support at Pride the process has been smooth and positive especially compared to other events I've been to!

If you’re thinking about going to a Pride celebration and want to know more about accessibility then this link on planning accessible pride is really useful✨

Have you ever been to Pride? Or do you have photos from Pride that you want to share? I would love to hear all about it!

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Comments

  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 801 Trailblazing

    Hi and hello @MW123 That is a wondrous story about your mum. I am glad everything worked out well.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 1,787 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Wow what an amazing story @Steve_in_The_City, it sounds like you and your boyfriend were one of many who paved the way for Pride in the UK!😄

    Thank you for sharing that @MW123. I think some people can have preconceptions and misunderstandings of what Pride is so it's really nice to hear that she enjoyed it so much😄

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,911 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I'm sad I had to miss out on Pride locally again this year. But it was far too close after the op and I don't think I'd have been able to not tap my foot along with all the awesome music. Which would've been very painful. 😆

    But the photos I saw from friends showed a hugely diverse group of people, all smiling and having fun. Beautiful to see. ❤️

  • older01
    older01 Online Community Member Posts: 94 Empowering

    Hello everyone who’s in the LGBTQ community!

    I hope that whether or not you were able to attend the Pride festivities or not, you should be very proud of yourself and our beautiful diverse community. Our Pride event in Torbay was done almost clandestinely. We weren’t even aware that it was taking place despite being in a same sex marriage. The parade itself is always wonderful for people of all ages and abilities to attend. I felt so sad that we didn’t even know that it was happening. Our town likes to keep us very hush hush due to it being a tourist resort that the older generation tends to frequent for their holidays. Apparently, those who did attend had a wonderful time, and it was open to all. After all, it is a celebration 🎉

    Happy Pride Month to all xx

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 13,978 Championing

    congratulations on being the first person to post today and happy Pride Month everyone.