Welcome to our Liverpool Pride Guide – your guide to finding out all about the diverse range of events and activities taking place in the city this weekend (27-28 July 2019) to celebrate Liverpool Pride.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the theme for this year’s celebrations is #ComeAsYouAre. The organisers of the programme, LCR Pride Foundation, are asking for the LGBT+ community and supporters to unite, come together and be part of the celebrations.
Liverpool Pride March: Saturday 27 July, 10:30am-1pm
The march begins at 11:45am from St George’s Plateau and finishes at the ‘Pride in Liverpool’ festival site on Tithebarn Street. People will be gathering from 10:30am and speakers will be on hand to rally marchers. You can download the full route and register to march here.
Pride Festival: Saturday 27 July
The Pride Festival will kick off following the culmination of the march on Tithebarn Street. There are three stages showcasing a diverse range of singers and performers. On the main Barclays Stage, in association with Liverpool Sound City, headliners include including Little Boots and Saara Aalto. See the full line up here.
April Ashley MBE and Trans lives in Liverpool: Thursday 4 July – Wednesday 25 September
Head to Liverpool Central Library for this free exhibition centering on April Ashley MBE. The acrtress, model and singer was one of the first people in the world to undergo gender reassignment surgery and became an honorary graduate of the University in 2016.
LGBT trail: Ongoing throughout 2019
As part of their ‘Pride and Prejudice’ project, which explores objects and items within their current collections with LGBT connections, Liverpool Museums have put together a LGBT trail. The trail features highlights across four of their venues, including the Museum of Liverpool and Walker Art Gallery. View all the exhibitions and trail sites here.
Keith Haring exhibition: Friday 14 June – Sunday 10 November
Join Tate Liverpool for the first, major UK exhibition of artist and activist Keith Haring. Don’t forget that staff and students at the University can access Tate exhibitions for free – just take along your university ID card for entry.
If you can’t attend the event but don’t want to miss out, you can keep up-to-date through our Instagram take-over at Pride, with student Bianca Doroftei! #ComeAsYouAre.
Read blogs about LGBT+ history by our academics and students or find out more about our LGBT+ society at the Guild by visiting our Pride webpages.