Organisers of Pride in Liverpool are "excited" to return with their celebrations this weekend after a two-year hiatus.
The free festival taking place this Saturday, July 30, will see the LGBTQ+ community and its allies come together to dance, celebrate, laugh and commemorate all that has been achieved. After last year's tragic increase of reports of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes within Liverpool, the events will make for the perfect opportunity to show how the community stands together and that hate nor bigotry will win.
A spokesperson for LCR Pride told the ECHO : “In the current climate, Pride in Liverpool and other Pride celebrations across the UK are vital. It is as important as ever that we come together as a community this year. The government’s stance on so many issues, from the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda and the exclusion of Trans people from the conversion therapy ban, is eroding our rights and rolling back many hard-won battles. Now is the time for us to stick together as one LGBT+ family and stand up against division, intolerance and the removal of our rights, both here in the UK and abroad.
