Pride is Everything

M+C Saatchi UK’s LGBTQIA+ group ‘PROUD’ and Bauer Media Outdoor Europe have launched ‘Pride is Everything’, a new multi-market campaign created with LGBTQ+ communities across Europe.

Running on out-of-home sites across the UK, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Poland, the campaign rejects the increasingly homogenised portrayals of Pride often seen during Pride season in favour of something more authentic: a portrait of queer life created by the people living it.

Queer creators, community members, allies and families were invited to share their own images, stories and experiences of Pride. Disposable cameras were also distributed across Europe, giving LGBTQ+ people the opportunity to document Pride through their own eyes and on their own terms.

The resulting work captures moments of joy, love, friendship, family, protest, celebration and everyday life, revealing the infinite ways queerness is experienced across Europe.

At a time when queer communities are increasingly being spoken about, 'Pride is Everything' hands the conversation back to the people at its heart.

Created from images and stories shared by LGBTQ+ people, allies and families across Europe, the campaign celebrates Pride in all its forms, from the extraordinary to the everyday, while ensuring the people behind those stories are seen, credited and elevated.