12,000 people braved the rain over the weekend to attend Pride in Liverpool, in the north of England.
The annual parade took place on Saturday 27 July. Pridegoers gathered to celebrate the community according to 2019’s theme #ComeAsYouAre.
Marchers first mustered on St. George’s Plateau, with the parade then working its way around Liverpool City Center. The march finally culminated in Tithebarn Street, the site of the music festival.
Pride in Liverpool
Following the parade, electropop artist Little Boots and lesbian singer Saara Aalto took to the main stage. Moreover, Katy Alex, House of Suarez and Daisy Gill performed.
Honoring an adorable Pride day trend, Pride in Liverpool also featured a marriage proposal.
https://twitter.com/PrideInLpool/status/1155179389279199233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1155179389279199233&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguideliverpool.com%2Fpride-in-liverpool-2019-highlights%2F
Pride in Liverpool co-chair John Bird proposed to his now fiancé Allan in front of a swooning crowd.
Bird had previously tweeted about the inclement weather.
https://twitter.com/JohnBirdMedia/status/1155124848647114752
‘The weather has not been on side and those remaining on site have kept the energy up,’ he said.
‘It’s been a hard day so far but thank you.’
Despite the hard rain, Pridegoers weren’t put off and took to the streets sporting rainbow umbrellas, raincoats and politically charged placards.
Take a look at some of the best snaps of this year’s Pride in Liverpool.
pride was cancelled so we made our own motherfuckers
A post shared by Sh00keth thy name is Kaitlyn (@made.with.anger) on Jul 28, 2019 at 1:59pm PDT
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eWf_anmn0/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eig6FHx7L/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fdLJ6H55m/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dtG0wnQJa/
// 29.07.19 : 09.01 // Pride is a protest. #liverpoolpride #liverpoolpride2019
A post shared by Ben Saunders (@ben_saunders_film) on Jul 29, 2019 at 1:00am PDT
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ef0vyAgpD/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eVq23lAhB/
Pride in Liverpool taken by photographers James Maloney @spineditorjames & Geoff Davies @geoffdaviesphoto #Liverpool #pride #liverpoolpride . . . . . . . . . #photography #picoftheday #photooftheday #rainbow #happy #parade #liverpool2019 #instagood #instalike #instapic #summer #july #fun #instahub
A post shared by The Liverpool ECHO (@liverpoolecho) on Jul 28, 2019 at 12:54pm PDT
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eMSnNnDMS/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eAQJAH_wy/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0d9QzNjNK_/
Viva!
A post shared by Terry Hindle (@teltone) on Jul 28, 2019 at 9:05am PDT
I loved meeting so many people yesterday at #Liverpoolpride but it was exhausting… so glad my daddo brought my jaspermobile so I could snooze! Zzzzz
A post shared by jasperthecav (@jasperthecav) on Jul 28, 2019 at 8:59am PDT
See also
When is Pride? Check out our International Pride Calendar
Why I’m attending my first Pride parade at 43 despite being out for years
This is why I wish LGBTI comedy Booksmart had come out when I was 17