LGBTQ celebration event
Pride parade |
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Status | Active |
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Genre | Festival and parade |
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Frequency | Annually, often late June |
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Location(s) | Urban locations worldwide, incl. cities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, India and Japan |
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Years active | 53 |
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Inaugurated | June 27, 1970 (1970 -06-27) in Chicago.
June 28, 1970 (1970 -06-28) in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. |
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A pride parade (also known as pride event, pride festival, pride march, or pride protest) is an event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights, and pride. The events sometimes also serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Most occur annually throughout the Western world, while some take place every June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBT social movements.[4][5][6] The parades seek to create community and honor the history of the movement.[4][7]
In 1970, pride and protest marches were held in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco around the first anniversary of Stonewall.[8] The events became annual and grew internationally.[9][10][11] In 2019, New York and the world celebrated the largest international Pride celebration in history: Stonewall 50 - WorldPride NYC 2019, produced by Heritage of Pride commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, with five million attending in Manhattan alone.[12]
- ^ Julia Goicichea (August 16, 2017). "Why New York City Is a Major Destination for LGBT Travelers". The Culture Trip. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ Eli Rosenberg (June 24, 2016). "Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Workforce Diversity The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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- ^ Wythe, Bianca (June 9, 2011), "How the Pride Parade Became Tradition", American Experience, archived from the original on April 22, 2016, retrieved March 17, 2024
- ^ Archie, Ayana; Griggs, Brandon (June 1, 2022). "It's pride month. Here's what you need to know". CNN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Pride: what is it and why do people celebrate it?". BBC. June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Metcalf, Meg. "The history of pride". the Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "50+ Gay Pride Events, Parades & Festivals Around the World". wolfyy. June 9, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Pride 101: the first-time's guide to LGBTQ+ pride". Them. June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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- ^ "About 5 million people attended WorldPride in NYC, mayor says". abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2019.