Belfast Pride 2022 In Pictures

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Belfast as the city's Pride parade returned for the first time in three years.

The theme for the event was "community united in diversity" and a group of asylum seekers and refugees who have made Belfast their home were invited to lead the noisy march on its route through the city centre.

There was a real carnival atmosphere in the city centre, with Cool FM's Pete Snodden and Paulo Ross behind the mic.

Saturday's Pride parade was the first in the city since the historic ban on same sex marriage was lifted in Northern Ireland, back in 2020.

Fellow festival co-chairman John O'Doherty said the event had offered a belated chance to celebrate.

"We're really excited to have the opportunity to celebrate the introduction of equal marriage, something we haven't been able to do over the last three years," he said.

"But there's also a lot of campaigning we still need to do to ensure that we have full equality for our community."

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