The Holly Johnson Story Comes To Museum Of Liverpool
In the 1980s Britain was changing. Social and political unrest led the way for a cultural revolution, set against a backdrop of synth-pop music and experimental sounds. The ‘80s was a time of innovation and rebellion, punks, and new wave bands, and at the forefront stood Holly Johnson. The Holly Johnson Story celebrates Holly’s creative […]
LCR Pride Community Fund: Sefton Women’s and Children’s Aid
Sefton Women’s and Children’s Aid (SWACA) is celebrating 50 years this year. SWACA provides effective crisis intervention, early intervention and preventative services. SWACA were the recipients of the LCR Pride Community Fund earlier this year and plan to use the grant to support LGBT+ victims of domestic violence. We spoke to their Diversity and Inclusion […]
Lover Birds: An Interview With Leanne Egan
When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool, she criticises seemingly everything in Eloise Byrne’s life – her city, her accent, her trademark boldness – so if, when she catches Isabel staring, Eloise feels her pulse race, it must be because they hate each other. It surely couldn’t be for any other reason, could it? Eloise needs […]
Royal Albert Dock celebrates Pride with free DJ sets
This summer, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool has partnered with LCR Pride Foundation to celebrate Pride in Liverpool with free DJ sets across the weekend. Showcasing some of the best LGBT+ artists in the North West on the Pride Spotlights stage, a new initiative from LCR Pride Foundation, the dock estate will bring the colour and energy […]
Mother Has Arrived! An Interview With Diane Carson
There are historical events where everyone remembers where they were. “Paul just couldn’t be my son, but Ross is,” was one of those moments. A nation was gagged and gooped when Diane Carson uttered those famous words revealing that one of her fellow competitors on the hit BBC show The Traitors was in fact her […]
Why We March With Pride
The first pride marches in 1970 started a global movement of coming together first and foremost as a protest. Thousands of marches take place every year to continue this legacy with many also using the opportunity to celebrate our communities. In Liverpool the modern march we have today dates back to 2010, where the community […]
Statement: Conversion Therapy In King’s Speech 2024
Statement: Conversion Therapy In King’s Speech 2024 In this year’s King’s Speech – a statement made annually at the State Opening of Parliament to outline the legislative priorities for the next parliamentary year – a draft bill to ban conversion practices was announced. It is the third time the draft bill has been included, but […]
Are You Ready To Walk On Sunshine? An Interview With Katrina
Pride in Liverpool’s Headline Artist this year is the iconic Katrina, formerly of Katrina and the Waves, and she’s ready to let love shine a light on the city. We caught up with Katrina ahead of her Pride in Liverpool performance. What are you most looking forward to about headlining Pride in Liverpool? It’s always […]
I Do Feel Like Dancin’! An Interview With Jake Shears
Critically-acclaimed LGBT+ icon Jake Shears is the headline host of Pride Classical, which will see a world-class 32-piece orchestra take to the stage to perform the best Pride anthems of the last 50 years for thousands of people at Liverpool’s Pier Head on Friday, 26 July – the eve of Pride in Liverpool. Jake is […]
Full Pride in Liverpool Weekend Programme Released
LCR Pride Foundation are championing LGBT+ voices and asking for them to #BeHeard as they release full plans for the region’s flagship pride festival weekend. Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ charity revealed their annual theme ‘Be Heard’ will be at the heart of Pride in Liverpool’s 2024 programme, which will take place on 26, 27 and […]