Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Dublin Pride 2018 attracts tens of thousands of people ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 3, 2018 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dublin_Pride_2018_attracts_tens_of_thousands_of_people On Saturday, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride in the Irish capital Dublin attracted a record number of people. According to the organisers of the Pride, about 60 thousand people attended the event, almost double the number of attendees in last year's Pride. [[File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 42.jpg|left|thumb|Defence Forces attended the annual Pride in their military uniforms for the first time ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) For the first time, members of the Defence Forces attended the annual rally in their military uniforms, ''The Independent'' reported. The Defence Forces were led by Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett. This year's theme was "We Are Family". Buildings were decorated in the colours of the rainbow on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Dublin Pride. According to reports, ex-president Mary Mc Aleese and children's minister Katherine Zappone had attended the Pride. "Happy Pride everyone! Have a great day celebrating equality, inclusiveness and love", Health Minister Simon Harris tweeted. was decriminalised in the Irish Republic 25 years ago in 1993, and the marriage of same-sex couples was legalised in November 2015 after a nation-wide referendum. On June 19, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who is the country's first openly-gay Taoiseach addressed the Dáil saying, "Today the people I want to pay a special tribute to are the unknown heroes, the thousands of people whose names we do not know, who were criminalised by our forbears". Same-sex marriage is illegal in the neighbouring country of Northern Ireland. Mary Lou Mc Donald, leader of the Sinn Féin political party said, "We stand in solidarity to those in the North who are still struggling to have their families recognised in the most basic of ways - marriage equality". She added, saying, "The people here, the people of pride are an unstoppable force. Rights are for all. Equality is for all. Change is coming and make no mistake the North is next." == Photo gallery == file:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 46.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 55.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 03.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 03.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 02.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 14.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 62.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 20.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 28.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 51.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 07.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 25.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 45.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 48.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 08.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 24.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 43.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 32.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 16.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 13.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 12.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) File:Dublin Pride Parade 2018 37.jpg| ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 4.0]) == Related news == * Leo Varadkar becomes first openly gay elected Taoiseach of Ireland, succeeds Enda Kenny * Ireland legalises same-sex marriage == Sources == * https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/dublin-pride-parade-2018-gay-12826585 * https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dublin-pride-2018-best-pictures-ireland-parade-lgbt-defence-forces-uniform-a8425471.html * http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-pride-3-4101438-Jun2018/ * https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0630/974361-dublin-pride-parade/ * https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/record-numbers-attend-dublin-pride-parade-1.3549866 * https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0619/971510-apology/ .