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Best pictures of Stirling’s first Pride as crowds enjoy festivities

The LGBTQ+ event was held in Stirling city centre for the first time on Saturday.

The Haus of Nunsense brought blessings and unconditional love to the people of Stirling. Image: Ciara Tait
The Haus of Nunsense brought blessings and unconditional love to the people of Stirling. Image: Ciara Tait

The crowds were huge for Stirling’s first ever Pride.

Held on Saturday, revellers enjoyed local acts as well as performances from Ru Paul’s Drag Race star Kate Butch and Glasgow DJ Rebecca Vasmant.

Attractions across Stirling, including the Wallace Monument and the Tolbooth, lit up in rainbow as part of the celebrations.

Photographer Ciara Tait was there to capture the best moments from Stirling Pride 2024.

The Monument Dance Centre brings the energy to King Street.. Image: Ciara Tait
Beat That Samba Band started off Pride with some banging beats. Image: Ciara Tait
Stirling’s first ever Pride event gathered a significant crowd. Image: Ciara Tait
Samantha Reid, Stirling Pride’s chairperson, concluded the day by thanking all the sponsors, local business, volunteers and everyone for attending. Image: Ciara Tait
Kate even shared her story of coming out at a funeral.  Image: Ciara Tait
The drag artists with some of the Stirling Pride volunteers. Image: Ciara Tait
Karen Morrison from Unison Forth Valley, one of Pride’s main sponsors, spoke about the history of trade unions and the LGBT community. Image: Ciara Tait
Crowds began to gather on King Street from 11am. Image: Ciara Tait
Singer Eyve captures the crowd with her feminist vocals. Image: Ciara Tait
DJ Rebecca Vasmant closed out Stirling’s day of Pride while celebrations continued into the night. Image: Ciara Tait
Blessing Gassalar and Cody Giblin enjoying the acts on the main stage. Image: Ciara Tait
Graham Wilson and his dog Wylie. Image: Ciara Tait
Eyve holds the progress Pride flag while she sings. Image: Ciara Tait
King Street was packed when headline act Kate Butch came on. Image: Ciara Tait
Christians at Pride. Image: Ciara Tait
Megan Black and her band hyped up the crowd as the penultimate act. Image: Ciara Tait
Olympian Bruce Mouat speaks to the crowd about his experience of being gay in sport. Image: Ciara Tait
Alex Kerr from Oran Events adds to the colourful atmosphere. Image: Ciara Tait
Megan Black, originally from Livingston, sang about her bisexuality. Image: Ciara Tait
Residents on King Street watch the celebrations from their window. Image: Ciara Tait

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