Welcome, dear reader, to our continued celebration of Pride across this beautiful country. Along with the stalwarts, there have been (or will be) an amazing number of first-time celebrations this year. Wexford enjoyed its first Pride already this year and we throw our support behind those still to come in Fermanagh, Larne and Tipperary.
Katie, Michael, Emmet, John, Peter,
In an extra-special Pride round-up section of this issue, the tireless organisers of festivals still to happen across our island explain what their communities can expect and just why Pride continues to be a necessary celebration. We have a report and interviews with attendees at the triumphant Black Pride in London and there is an electric photo essay vividly capturing events at Dublin Pride, Trans Pride and Alternative Pride.