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Liverpool Pride's date is a memorial. It is always held on the weekend closest to 2 August - the day Michael Causer died, in 2008.
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Pride events cluster in the summer, but every city sets its own dates - Liverpool often runs its march and its parties a month apart from the next city on this list.
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Pride in Liverpool
Michael Causer was 18 when he was seriously assaulted because of his sexuality in the early hours of 25 July 2008, after a small house party. He died on 2 August at the Walton Centre, after extensive surgery. His death drew national attention, and Liverpool Pride, first held in 2010, took that date as its own. His parents, Marie and Mike, set up the Michael Causer Foundation with Merseyside's LGBT community, to provide education, support and accommodation for young LGBTQIA+ people.
That gives Liverpool's Pride a tone not every Pride has: it is a celebration, with a march, stages and parties in the centre, but it carries within it a reminder of why it happens. The anniversary of his death is still marked every year with a vigil, and the foundation in his name works with young people across Merseyside the rest of the year. The city has a queer scene that runs year-round, with most bars and clubs in the centre, around the Stanley Street Quarter. The list here shows LGBTQ+ friendly events as a whole and not only the Pride weekend; outside August it thins to the venues' standing nights.
Common questions
Why is Liverpool Pride held in early August?+
It is always held on the weekend closest to 2 August, in memory of Michael Causer, the 18-year-old who died on that day in 2008 after a homophobic attack.
When did Liverpool Pride start?+
In 2010. From the start it kept the date tied to Michael Causer, whose parents set up the Michael Causer Foundation for young LGBTQIA+ people.