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I'm made up with this. It's long overdue that a Premiership club took a public stand against homophobia and I'm happy it's our club. Liverpool FC supports city’s Gay Pride parade - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo LIVERPOOL Football Club are taking a stand against homophobia and will show its support for Liverpool Pride. It will become the first Premier League club to be officially represented at a UK LGBT Pride event. LFC will provide a banner featuring the club crest with LFC staff and LFC Ladies FC marching together with LFC LGBT and other supporters at the August event. LFC will also have a stall at the market place on the day at the festival’s Pier Head site and will provide signed merchandise for fundraising auctions. Ian Ayre, managing director at Liverpool Football Club, said: “Here at LFC, we continue to demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that equality and principles of inclusion are embedded into all areas of Liverpool Football Club and for many years, we have taken positive steps to promote our stance against homophobia both on and off the pitch.” He added that the event was a positive talking point around Liverpool. He said: “It’s an excellent platform to attract local communities and people from across the country to experience the diverse culture of our fantastic city.” LFC has already worked with Liverpool Pride on the Football v Homophobia tournament, which was hosted at the club’s Academy for the first time earlier this year. LFC also supports the Justin Campaign, a national campaign aiming to challenge LGBT misconceptions and strive towards a future where everyone is accepted within all levels of football. Zoran Blackie, chair of Liverpool Pride, said: “Liverpool Football Club have been going through huge changes and one of them is to work closely with all their supporters. “Now by standing alongside us for the march, LFC are showing the LGBT community in the city that ‘we’ll never walk alone’.” Liverpool Pride 2012 will take place at the city’s iconic Pier Head and throughout the Stanley Street Quarter on Saturday August 4. The festival’s Nautical but Nice theme coincides with the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and also celebrates the city’s rich maritime history. For more details visit liverpoolpride.co.uk.