Janelle Monáe, Miriam Margoyles, Rina Sawayama Cover British Vogue's Pride Issue

Pride and Joy

British Vogue is celebrating Pride with a host of stunning covers, fashion shoots, and exclusive interviews with queer actors, musicians, models, and more.

From screen and stage legend Miriam Margolyes to Bella Ramsey of The Last of Us, LGBTQ+ pioneers aged 19 to 90 share stories of style, self-discovery, and expression in the "Pride and Joy" themed July issue.

See the full feature in the July issue of British Vogue, available via digital download and on newsstands from Tuesday 20 June.

Below, check out Janelle Monáe, Miriam Margolyes, and Rina Sawayama's covers alongside photos of other queer talent featured in the issue.

(All photos by Tim Walker. All quotes courtesy of British Vogue.)

Janelle Monáe

"The more I am free in my thinking and living outside of the binary, I’m on a constant discovery of who I can be. I can hold space for a lot of different things at the same time."

Read the full interview here.

Miriam Margolyes

“I never had any shame about being gay or anything really. I knew it wasn’t criminal because it was me. I couldn’t be criminal."

Read the full interview here.

Rina Sawayama

“Because [pansexual is] a new-ish term, people are still coming to grips with what it exactly means – but if I’m attracted to you, then that’s it, really.”

Read the full interview here.

Bella Ramsey

"The fact that the LGBTQ+ community – my community – is uplifting me is such a privilege,” [...] “When the Last of Us first came out, I was like “Everyone just call me “she”, because I look like a “she” to you, so it’s fine. But now I’m able to vocalise it more; being called ‘they’ is the most truthful thing for me. That’s who I am the most.”

Read the full interview here.

Emma D’Arcy

“As far as I have found, being visible as a nonbinary person is the only meaning I can see in having a public profile,” [...] “My hope is that the more trans people and gender nonconforming people that are visible in this industry, the more hopeful young people in the community will feel about the opportunities available to them.”

Read the full interview here.

Mona Tougaard

"I never really started fancying girls until I started working… Then I fell in love with one. Being in the LGBTQ+ community feels very normalised.”

Read the full interview here.

Cat Burns

Jess Carter

David Cabreza and Peter McGraith

Lady Phyll

Ruth Rose

Ted Jacobs and Willie Millar