Congratulations Cllr. Séamas de Faoite, very well deserved! ❤️

Great start to Pride last night, thank you Belfast Pride and all who nominated or voted for us. Congrats to Cllr. Séamas de Faoite for politician of the year, well deserved. Congrats also to Tina Leggs Tantrum on winning the PA McL award.

We're over the moon and SO proud 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Highlight of the Year and Parade Entry of the Year Massive thanks to everyone who voted for us, and to Belfast Pride Here Advice NI #BelfastPride2024 #NoOneIsIllegal #LGBTQIArightsAreHumanRights #SafeRoutes #SafeHousing #RightToWork

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you! Honoured and still a little shocked to be named Politician of the Year at the Belfast Pride Awards. Grateful for the continued support of my SDLP colleagues. Delighted for QUIRE LGBT Singers. Tina Leggs Tantrum speech for winning the PA Maglochlainn award was just incredible.

Delighted to be at the Belfast Pride launch and awards last night, particularly with our very own Cllr. Séamas de Faoite a worthy winner of Politician of the Year 👏 A wonderful evening celebrating progress made in this city - but there is more to do 🏳️‍🌈

This #BelfastPride🌈 we continue highlighting the need to improve equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us in calling for LGBTQI+ and gender equality strategies to make this happen. You can read more about what we’re calling for in our blog 👇 equalityni.org/Blog/Articles/… 🌈

Under Colum Eastwood's leadership the SDLP became a passionate voice in support of equal marriage. We will always be grateful for the leadership he has shown on LGBTQIA+ rights and wish him well in the future. Thank you Colum 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍🌈

Tonight we met as a group and came to the unanimous decision to support Claire Hanna in her run to be party leader. Claire has shown continuous support and respect for the LGBTQ community, and turning up when we need it most. Thank you, Claire! 🏳️‍🌈🩷🏳️‍⚧️

Fermanagh Pride 2024! Now that we’ve had a chance to recover from the amazing weather, we want to say a huge congrats to the Fermanagh Pride team! Seeing so many rural prides this year has been powerful and we’re going to keep turning up and supporting them 🏳️‍⚧️☀️🏳️‍🌈

Trans Pride 2024! We were proud to stand with our trans, non-binary and intersex siblings. Today, we celebrate trans joy and stand in solidarity with the trans community and celebrate all identities; trans, non-binary and intersex 🏳️‍⚧️🩷

Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Intersex and non-binary people exist—and are loved. 🌹🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️ The UKSC judgement is a devastating blow to trans people in Britain and further afield. Now and every day we must stand with our trans siblings. 🏳️‍⚧️ Is cearta daonna iad cearta tras 🏳️‍⚧️

SDLP Youth will always stand in support of trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️🫶

🏳️‍🌈 We had an absolutely incredible day at Omagh Pride!! 🏳️‍⚧️ Despite the downpour the town was full of joy and positivity, celebrating our rural LGBTQIA+ community!

Last month SDLP members and activists attended EuroPride in Lisbon along with comrades from across Europe in Rainbow Rose. When LGBTQIA+ rights are being undermined across the continent it's crucial we make our voice heard.