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Community / Shetland’s third Pride Festival under way

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SHETLAND Pride, the isles’ annual festival celebrating equality, diversity and tolerance kicked off with a loud and colourful parade from Lerwick’s Market Cross to the Gilbertson Park on Saturday morning.

Here are some first impressions, a full account of today’s event will follow later in a separate story.

Photos by Malcolm Younger of Millgaet Media, video by Hans J Marter of Shetland News.

A group of people in colorful and festive outfits pose together on a street. Some wear bright costumes and wigs, and one person is dressed in a rainbow suit. Flags and buildings are in the background.
A colorful crowd, some in costumes and high-visibility vests, walks down a wet street during a parade with flags and banners. Buildings and onlookers line the sidewalk.
A group of people march in a parade on a rainy day, some wearing colorful outfits and face paint, and carrying rainbow flags.
A group of eight people in colorful, flamboyant costumes stand together on a narrow street with stone buildings. One person holds a rainbow umbrella. Bunting is visible in the background.
Entertainment is being provided by Glasgow Festival of Burlesque.
An individual wearing a rainbow flag and a furry hat holds a sign reading "I ❤️ my trans grandkids" outside a building.
Unst grandmother Di Hervey.
A man smiles while standing next to a person in a fox costume holding a rainbow flag at an outdoor event with other participants in the background.
Some of the candidates campaigning to become Orkney and Shetland MP were among the crowds. Here Alistair Carmichael of the Lib Dems is closely followed by the SNP’s Robert Leslie. Meanwhile – not in the picture – Green candidate Alex Armitage was beating the drums.
A dog adorned with rainbow flags and colorful ribbons stands on a wet pavement, looking up at the camera.
A large group of people in high-visibility vests gather outside a building, looking up at the camera and smiling. Some are dressed in colorful clothing and rain gear.
Shetland Pride chair Gary Mouat with all the volunteers.
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