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Perhaps the most high profile event for the community is the Pride Parade.  The world’s first Pride Parade, dubbed the Gay Liberation Parade, was held in New York City in 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riot.  Similar events quickly established themselves around the world, though they were small and regional events compared to the massively organized Pride Parades we witness today throughout the developed world.  At the time, they were controversial and regarded disparagingly by the population in general.  The LGBTQ community did not care, however – they viewed such parades as legitimate annual celebratory opportunities to affirm their identity, dress and act outrageously, freely congregate, and be happy as a community for one day in the life of a marginalized, suppressed population.
 
Perhaps the most high profile event for the community is the Pride Parade.  The world’s first Pride Parade, dubbed the Gay Liberation Parade, was held in New York City in 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riot.  Similar events quickly established themselves around the world, though they were small and regional events compared to the massively organized Pride Parades we witness today throughout the developed world.  At the time, they were controversial and regarded disparagingly by the population in general.  The LGBTQ community did not care, however – they viewed such parades as legitimate annual celebratory opportunities to affirm their identity, dress and act outrageously, freely congregate, and be happy as a community for one day in the life of a marginalized, suppressed population.
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InterPride, the organization which coordinates and monitors all of the international Pride activities around the world, has identified 944 of such annual events in 2016.  Among the newest are those in countries with aggressive homophobic legislation such as Rwanda (2014) and Jamaica (2015).  Indeed, many Pride events are held in countries that prohibit same-sex relationships and have government legislation which punishes individuals associated with organizing or participating in such events, making any such individuals heroes in the community around the world.
  
  

Revision as of 14:57, 10 July 2017

Pride celebration events are often the highlight of the LGBTQ community's yearly calendar. Such events are now held around the world and throughout the year.

Perhaps the most high profile event for the community is the Pride Parade. The world’s first Pride Parade, dubbed the Gay Liberation Parade, was held in New York City in 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riot. Similar events quickly established themselves around the world, though they were small and regional events compared to the massively organized Pride Parades we witness today throughout the developed world. At the time, they were controversial and regarded disparagingly by the population in general. The LGBTQ community did not care, however – they viewed such parades as legitimate annual celebratory opportunities to affirm their identity, dress and act outrageously, freely congregate, and be happy as a community for one day in the life of a marginalized, suppressed population.

InterPride, the organization which coordinates and monitors all of the international Pride activities around the world, has identified 944 of such annual events in 2016. Among the newest are those in countries with aggressive homophobic legislation such as Rwanda (2014) and Jamaica (2015). Indeed, many Pride events are held in countries that prohibit same-sex relationships and have government legislation which punishes individuals associated with organizing or participating in such events, making any such individuals heroes in the community around the world.



Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

China

Finland

Great Britain

Hungary

Iceland

India

Italy

Laos

Mexico

Poland

Russia

Scotland

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Uganda

United States

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