Perth Pride returns after three year wait due to COVID

It is only the second time pride has come to Perth, organisers are hoping it will become and annual event

Callum Clark

Hundreds of people have been marching through Perth city centre today for the first pride event there in three years.

Scottish actor Alan Cumming led the parade. Organisers say it’s ‘a party with a purpose’.

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