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S Club, Cheryl Hole and more to perform at huge LGBT plus event in Merseyside this summer 90s pop sensations S Club, X Factor star Amelia Lily and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole will perform Updated A huge LGBT+ summer extravaganza is coming to Merseyside this summer. The Knowsley Social, a nine week festival featuring big name music and family events taking place at the Knowsley Estate this spring and summer, has partnered with LCR Pride Foundation to organise the one-off event. Among those headlining the show are 90s pop sensations S Club, X Factor star Amelia Lily and RuPaul’s...

AFTER outdoor hospitality reopened this week, the North West LGBTQ+ Business Awards aim to celebrate the best bars, cafes and restaurants. LGBTQ+ owned and allied venues are being encouraged to enter the first ever North West Business Awards which, taking place this September in Wirral.   The awards founder Drew Cockton said: "The past 12 months have been extremely difficult for the hospitality industry for obvious reasons. "The LGBTQ+ Business Awards will shine a light on the achievements of businesses and people in the community and we are looking forward to receiving nominat...

About 50,000 people usually attend the annual event, which officially started in the city in 2010.

Pride in Liverpool confirms 2021 event and march has been cancelled Organisers say the decision has "not been taken lightly" Liverpool’s Pride festival and march have officially been cancelled due for 2021. LCR Pride Foundation has announced the news today that Pride in Liverpool, which was due to take place in July, will not go ahead this year. Despite the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown and high hopes for return of some larger-scale events, uncertainty and risks around mass public gatherings and Covid-19 have prompted the organisation to cancel the physical events for a second co...

by Randy Beitel and Lonnie Lusardo • Feb 18, 2021 at 9:40 am Charlie Brydon, a pioneer for LGBTQ rights in the PNW. COURTESY OF THE BRYDON FAMILY Charlie Brydon, an early LGBTQ rights leader, died February 9, 2021 at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. From the mid-1970s through the 1990s, Brydon tirelessly networked with political and community leaders in Seattle to establish the LGBTQ community as an important constituency group in the public fabric of the city. At key points, Brydon took leadership roles in efforts to obtain anti-...