Thousands join 40th anniversary of Pride Cymru

A person with a large wig and pink eyeliner blows a kiss at the cameraMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
Oliver Slow
BBC News

Thousands have hit the streets of Cardiff to celebrate Pride Cymru's annual festival, with events taking place across the weekend.

This year's event marks 40 years since the first ever gay rights march in the Welsh capital, with the parade - which got under way at 11:00 BST - winding its way through the city centre before ending near Cardiff Castle.

Performers at this year's include include singer Ella Henderson, drag performer Danny Beard and dance duo Booty Luv.

Here's a look at some of the stand-out pictures of the day.

A crowd of people gather around a rainbow flag that surrounds a person with long hair wearing a dark top and tattoos on their arm.Matthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A person dressed as a buttefly, wearing a red vest top and a rainbow-coloured skirt. Matthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A woman with dark hair is wearing a black t-shirt with blue tubes attached to her back. Another woman with long blond hair stands behind to the right wearing a black t-shirt with red tubes attached.Matthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A man with no top on, wearing a black leather hat and sunglasses looks at the camera with his arms held out by his sidesMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A man wearing silver thong has wings made of silver strips on his back as he walks in front of a crowd who are holding flags and bannersMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A person wearing make up, with a red beard, holding a fan with rainbow colours on itMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A large crowd of people walking along the street, many of them holding up rainbow flagsMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru
A person wearing make up, with a dark beard and long red hair wears a pink top with rainbow colours as they wave to the cameraMatthew Horwood/Pride Cymru

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