LIVERPOOL saw its “biggest ever” march during this year’s Pride weekend.

Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ community and its allies called for their voices to ‘be heard’ as more people than ever before joined LCR Pride Foundation to March with Pride.

A record-breaking 25,000 people marched from St George’s Hall to Liverpool Pier Head with thousands more lining the streets.

The annual march, which first began in 2010 when the community came together following the murder of Michael Causer, champions the city region’s LGBT+ voices.

Event organisers LCR Pride Foundation called for allyship from both within and outside the community whilst Lord Mayor Richard Kemp also showed solidarity with the community during speeches at the march muster.

The annual march ended at Pride in Liverpool’s free festival, where a number of international and local acts performed sets, including Katrina – formerly of Katrina and the Waves – as well as Lolly, Urban Cookie Collective and Kelly Llorenna.

This year, Pride in Liverpool took place over a bumper weekend of protest and celebration, with Pride Classical kickstarting festivities on Friday ahead of today’s festival on the Pier Head. Visitors also enjoyed fringe events from local businesses and a host of activity and entertainment throughout the city’s Pride Quarter.

Andi Herring, CEO and Co-founder of LCR Pride Foundation, the organisation responsible for delivering Pride in Liverpool, said: “We need to stand united now more than ever as our rights and freedoms are attacked or ignored.

“As a city, today we have stood together as a community, alongside our allies, to make our voices heard loud and clear – we aren’t going anywhere and we will continue to champion and celebrate every voice in our community.”