Pride 2019 is only a month away, hooray! Whether you’re partying up a storm in the heart of Soho, running the annual Pride 10K in Hyde Park or shimmying down the street at the Central London parade, there’s no shortage of festivities to don your finest rainbow attire and celebrate Pride.
To get you inspired, Instagram has created an edit of the LGBTQ+ accounts you should follow on Instagram. From documenting transition journeys to discussing diversity and representation in the media, this inspiring set have got you covered.
Tanya Compas
@tanyacompas (10.7k followers). Tanya is an award-Winning Youth Worker and has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 most inspiring women. Tanya is also head of youth engagement for @UKBlackpride, an organisation celebrating LGBTQI people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent.
Lottie L’amour
@lottielamour (16.5k followers). Lottie is a plus-size fashion, beauty and body positivity blogger using her platform to discuss all things body positivity, self-expression and non-conformity.
Jake Graf
@jake_graf5 (74.6k followers) – Jake is a transgender actor, writer, and director specialising in short films dealing with transgender issues in an effort to normalise queer and trans experiences to a wider, more mainstream audience. He is also a patron of @mermaidsgender, a UK charity supporting transgender & gender variant children & their families.
Sade Giliberti
@onesadie (45.4k followers). Sade is a television presenter, actress and model from South Africa who uses her Instagram to talk about diversity and representation in the media, as well as tackling cyberbullying in the LGTBQ+ community with the #HaltTheHate campaign.
Jaimie Wilson
@tboy61915 (437k followers) Jaimie is a transgender musician who uses Instagram to document his journey as he transitions from female to male. He has embraced the vocal changes that come with the transition through his music and will be performing at Pride in London in July.
Benjamin Mezler
@egoshooter (112k followers) Benjamin is a transgender model and athlete, who uses Instagram as a platform to post both personal and professional photos of himself. He often uses hashtags such as #transgender to draw attention to his individual story.
Munroe Bergdorf
@MunroeBergdorf (144k followers) Munroe is a DJ and transgender activist, using Instagram to document her transition and experience as a black woman, finding support finding support on Instagram from the trans and wider community. In 2016, she was voted the third most influential LGBTQIA+ person in the UK.
Josh McKenna
@jshmck (14.2k followers) London based illustrator Josh uses his talents and Instagram page to elevate awareness around the LGBTQ community. His illustrations are unique in their style, and have attracted the attention of a number of brands and media, including Google, Soho House and Vogue.
Wayne David
@WayneDavid81 (4.3k followers) Wayne is a youth worker for the NHS and the Founder of @rucomingout (695 followers). Coming Out is a support charity for LGBTQ people, sharing real life coming out stories, interviews and features. Wayne set up the charity after he noticed a gap in support for people who had yet to ‘come out’ as LGBTQ, believing gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people who had come out and were now content and happy, could share their experiences with those who may be struggling.
Amelia
@foyoutboy (742 followers). Amelia is a 20 year old from London. She’s a bisexual artist who works as a curator at @risenzine. Amelia speaks about her struggles with mental health issues and how finding a community at Rise has helped her find a safe space with like-minded people.
