until the eurovision grand finale. joy, fun, excitement. camp, isn t it? literally gay christmas! otherwise known as the eurovision song contest. it s become one of the biggest events for the lgbt community. the city s working hard to welcome them, two years after it was rocked by a spate of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes. the attacks prompted protests, calling for more to be done to make people feel safe. i think was as a city, we are like every i think was as a city, we are like every city i think was as a city, we are like every city. we do have a hate crime and we every city. we do have a hate crime and we are every city. we do have a hate crime and we are still working tirelessly to remove and we are still working tirelessly to remove that from the city and challenge to remove that from the city and challenge that where possible. my team only investigate hate crime, so i can see a lot of this. the region s pride group, alongside merseyside police, has created a