Yahoo Lifestyle 'It shows how many are allies' - Pride organiser
Organisers of Scunthorpe Pride are celebrating after a successful second event.
Event founder Abi Pullin said the reaction to 2023's event "blew us out of the water", which meant "obviously we had to do it again this year".
It is believed about 7,000 people attended on Sunday - more than double last year's total.
Ms Pullin added: “It’s important for people to know there’s somewhere safe they can come for one day, and that there’s a full community here."
Held in the town's Church Square, the family-friendly event featured a parade, music, food, stalls and street performers.
Ms Pullin said it was important for allies of the LGBTQ+ community to attend such events.
She said: "It can be hard for people from the LGBTQ+ community to integrate, or to feel safe, or to make friends, and this just shows how many people in our area are allies or supporters.”
That sentiment was shared by Stephen Knight who described coming out in the town 20 years ago as a "really hard time".
He welcomed families attending Pride, adding young people find it "so much easier" coming out if they know their parents are "open and accepting" of the LGBTQ+ community.
