Glasgow and Edinburgh were decked in colour today for the Pride marches that took place today in both cities.
The events were organised, for the first time since the Covid pandemic struck, amid Pride Month and are a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture in Scotland.
At both parades, colurful revellers waved flags and banners from across the LGTBQ+ community as they marched through the city centres.
Pride Glasgow has been running with the slogan: "Let's Get Back Together!" and attracted thousands of attendees.
Those involved in the event marched from Glasgow Green at 12pm, through the city centre before headling to the banks of the River Clyde on the Broomielaw.
Meanwhile, Edinburgh Pride took over the city centre this afternoon, with roads closed off from 12.30pm until 3pm for the parade, which started at Potterrow.
The events will mark the 50th anniversary of the Pride movement in the UK and will be Edinburgh Pride's 25th anniversary event, which was originally scheduled for summer of 2020.
Twitter users have expressed their excitement for both events, and some politicians and celebs have said that they will be attending.
BBC presenter Jean Johansson posted a pic of herself with a trans pride flag on Twitter, captioned: "Right @prideglasgow I’m on my way. #LetsGetBackTogether"
Yesterday, Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, tweeted: "I’ll be attending Glasgow #Pride tomorrow and it feels more important than ever.
"Trans people are targets, gay people are targets, women are targets, people of colour are targets. We need to have each other’s backs and be each other’s allies."
Aitken delivered a speech during the Glasgow event, thanking the thousands who turned out and saying she was proud to lead "Scotland's queerest council".
In Edinburgh, Ian Duddy, Chair of Scottish Human Rights Commission, tweeted: "Great to see people in town getting ready for #EdinburghPride.
"Being openly gay at school & Uni in the 90s led to violence and being socially outcast. How far we have come. Let’s never go backwards. Have a great day and stay safe".
The Pride events happen to coincide with RMT strike action, and ScotRail has issued guidance for pride attendees as there will only be five lines running and services will terminate at 6.30pm.
The national rail operator said: "Please remember to check your last train!
"On strike days, there's a very limited service running on lines that are open from around 07:30 until 18:30."
Attendees have still shown up in force and the events are going ahead with huge crowds in both cities.
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