Emily’s beautiful new work for British Vogue is centered around queer and trans individuals in their 60s and 70s. David, 75, Peggy, 73, Ted, 71, and 69-year-old Adele reflect on their memories of coming out, the remarkable change they’ve witnessed in their lifetimes. Living through social changes from Stonewall riots in 1969, to the first Pride marches of the 70s, we listen to their accounts of what it was like to live through it all.

Pride month is the perfect time for these stories to be shared to the world, as we reflect on how far we’ve come as a society, but also to remind ourselves of the pioneering people who are the faces of Pride, their struggle, and why we celebrate Pride in the first place.

Emily had this to say about working on the project - “This was one of my favourite shoots ever to work on. These are the people who gave us Pride and what an honour it was to let them reclaim the spotlight.”

Credits

Featuring

Adele Anderson

David James

Peggy Eagle

Ted Brown

Director: Emily McDonald

Director of Photography: Henry Lockyer

Creative Director: Samantha Crossley

Commissioners: Minnie J Carver

Sylvia Hong, Jessica Vincent

Senior Video Producer & Commissioner: Minnie J Carver