Pride Glasgow 2021: What you need to know
Glasgow and Birmingham are the only UK cities hosting major Pride marches this year.
Thousands of people are expected to march through Glasgow on Saturday September 4, celebrating the city's LGBT+ communities.
The procession will begin at Festival Park, near Pacific Quay, at 1pm, before crossing the River Clyde towards the city centre.
It will pause outside the MOD headquarters on Brown Street, as the Navy, Army and RAF raise a rainbow flag, to mark 21 years since the ban on LGBT+ people serving was lifted.
The march will then continue to George Square where people will see the Pride Flag raised over the City Chambers.
Shops and businesses along the route are also planning to fly flags to show support for LGBT+ employees and customers.
Covid measures
All participants are being asked to take a lateral flow covid test the day before, or morning of the march.
Euan McLeod, Executive Director of Mardi Gla said: “We are absolutely delighted that we have been able to facilitate a pride march this year given the continued challenges of the pandemic. After working with our partners at Glasgow City Council and public agencies we are clear that we a delivering a covid safe march
"While the march will only be a third of its normal size due to covid mitigations we know that people will have a fantastic time and many thousands more will line the route to offer support for our communities – even more important this year after the shocking news that there were over 1600 hate crimes against LGBT+ people in Scotland last year”
The full route approved by Glasgow City Council is Festival Park, Pacific Drive, Govan Road, Finnieston Street, Clyde Arc, Lancefield Quay, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, Brown Street, Argyle Street, Jamaica Street, Clyde Street, Stockwell Street, Glassford Street, Ingram Street, Montrose Street, Cochrane Street (Vehicles/Floats pull in), George Square.