Pride London Festival took a virtual route this year to delivery its annual celebrations and events in order to keep participants safe from risks of COVID-19.

Black Lives Matter London, Black Queer Network London, and Pride London Festival all released statements on Friday.

"The issue of systemic racism that we've named is a deep issue and it's going to require a lot of effort and an ongoing process of work and action."

A virtual Pride London Festival launches Thursday.

'To not have a call or an email in the at least 72 hours that they had the letter and then to learn about the media release... was a bit shocking.'

'We believe in what the flag represents. We will raise the flag to remind us that battles for equality have not come easily, and we must do our part,' said police.

'We really want to be there to stand up for all Black lives but especially, in our community, Black queer lives and Black trans lives,' said Pride London president Andrew Rosser.

Not only did 2019 mark the 25th anniversary of London's Pride Parade, it also marked the first time the parade went through the city without any protesters along the route. 

The weekend will be brimming with more than a dozen Pride-related events on the docket.

In a Facebook post on Monday, London business Laser in Motion wrote: "We are not the only one business that does engraving. Feel free to go to others who are LGBT."