CHANNEL ISLANDS PRIDE EVENTS UNDER WAY IN GUERNSEY
Channel Islands Pride celebrations are taking place in Guernsey.
The annual celebration of sexuality and inclusion is hosted by Liberate and held in both Jersey and Guernsey on alternative years.
It officially started on Friday night with the main events taking place on Saturday, including performances from Mercedes Bends and the Jersey Ballet, and activities including arts and crafts and a family zone.
The Pride parade is due to start at 16:00 BST, with hundreds of people expected to join in the walk from Candie Gardens, through St Peter Port, to Market Square.
Drag Queen Magenta, who is the patron of Channel islands charity Liberate, said she was in Guernsey to have a "jolly good time".
"It's a chance for everybody to celebrate their differences and come together, it's fabulous," she said.
"We've got friends from Jersey over, we've got friends from the UK, it just brings people together.
"Regardless of the political side of Pride, it is here to celebrate and have pride in yourself".
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Richard Cripwell was among the crowds of people watching events at Candie Gardens.
"It means a great deal, this is a remarkably inclusive community," he said.
"Pride has become a real special day every two years in Guernsey. It will be hugely well supported today and I'm delighted that it will be.
"The last Pride day was in my first year on the island. I had a really good time, met some wonderful people and joined in with all the things that were going on and it was really important for me to come back today.
"The most important thing is that people have a good day and enjoy themselves, that the island sees just how much good comes out of a day like this, that awareness is raised and that our reputation as being a welcoming place is enhanced."
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