Cumbernauld set to host first-ever Pride event

Cumbernauld is preparing to host its first-ever Pride celebration – a landmark event for the town’s LGBTQ+ community.

Though a date is yet to be confirmed, plans are already in motion, with organisers aiming to create a space that celebrates diversity and sends a clear message of inclusion in late summer.

The announcement comes just days after a UK Supreme Court ruling that legally defines a woman based on biological sex – a decision that has sparked concern and debate across the country, particularly among transgender communities.

Organisers of Cumbernauld Pride say the timing of the event is no coincidence.

They hope to make the town feel safer and more welcoming for trans people, many of whom say they feel increasingly under threat.

Event director, Tommy McCallum, said the goal is to build a community space where everyone can be seen, supported, and celebrated.

He said: "LGBTQIA+ people don't share the same rights that other people do.

"We recently witnessed the reduction of trans peoples' rights by the Supreme Court in the UK, and as long as that continues to happen, it continues to be important for us to have a Pride.

"There have been far too many steps backwards. We always have to keep fighting, but particularly now.

"It's so important that we're out there and reaching every community.

"Pride is a protest. Pride is how we have many of the rights we do. But it's also a chance for us to develop community, to find each other and know that we have our own safe space."

Further details – including dates and programming – are set to be announced in the coming weeks.