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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.
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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 their inception, 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.
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Pride events have also been political events.  They have celebrated many of the political and legislative advances made by the LGBTQ community.  More recently, they have become a means to highlight the shortcomings of the LGBTQ community itself, particularly in terms of racial and other minority respect and inclusion within the community.  In South Africa, Pride events have been used to advocate against hate crimes against the community.  In 2017, controversy surrounded the decision to replace the traditional Pride parade with a political action and protest march. 
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There are many individuals who work behind the scenes to make Pride events successful.  We have identified the following individuals who have played key roles.  Simply click on their names to read their fascinating biographies.
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'''Argentina'''
 
'''Argentina'''
  
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'''Australia'''
 
'''Australia'''
  
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* [[Feyi Akindoyeni]] - Sydney
 
* [[Brett Hayhoe]] - Victoria
 
* [[Brett Hayhoe]] - Victoria
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* [[Virginia Lovett]], Sydney
  
 
'''Brazil'''
 
'''Brazil'''
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* [[Kevin Beaulieu]] - Toronto
 
* [[Kevin Beaulieu]] - Toronto
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* [[Michael Cherny]] - Toronto
 
* [[Antoine Elhashem]] - Durham
 
* [[Antoine Elhashem]] - Durham
 
* [[Bruno Laprade]] - Montreal
 
* [[Bruno Laprade]] - Montreal
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'''Great Britain'''
 
'''Great Britain'''
  
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* [[Alison Camps]] - London
 
* [[Jackie Crozier]] - Manchester
 
* [[Jackie Crozier]] - Manchester
 
* [[Fox Fisher]] - Brighton
 
* [[Fox Fisher]] - Brighton
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* [[Titte De Simone]] - Palermo
 
* [[Titte De Simone]] - Palermo
  
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'''Korea'''
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'''Japan'''
  
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* [[Woo Ji-Young]] - Seoul
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* [[Gon Matsunaka]], Director of Pride House Tokyo
  
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'''Laos''
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'''Laos'''
  
 
* [[Anan Bouapha]]
 
* [[Anan Bouapha]]
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'''Lebanon'''
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* [[Hadi Damien]], co-president of InterPride
  
 
'''Mexico'''
 
'''Mexico'''
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* [[Szymon Niemiec]]
 
* [[Szymon Niemiec]]
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* [[Slawek Starosta]]]
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* [[Slawek Starosta]]
  
 
'''Russia'''
 
'''Russia'''
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* [[Zakhele Mbhele]] - Johannesburg  
 
* [[Zakhele Mbhele]] - Johannesburg  
 
* [[Noxolo Nogwaza]]
 
* [[Noxolo Nogwaza]]
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'''South Korea'''
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* [[Woo Ji-Young]] - Seoul
  
 
'''Spain'''
 
'''Spain'''
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* [[Alfonso Llopart]] - Madrid
 
* [[Alfonso Llopart]] - Madrid
  
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'''Uganda''
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'''Uganda'''
  
 
* [[Richard Lusimbo]]
 
* [[Richard Lusimbo]]
 
* [[Isaac Mugisha]]
 
* [[Isaac Mugisha]]
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'''Ukraine'''
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* [[Lenny Emson]] - Kyiv Pride
  
 
'''United States'''
 
'''United States'''
  
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* [[Chris Classen]] - Los Angeles
 
* [[Matt Foreman]] - New York City
 
* [[Matt Foreman]] - New York City
 
* [[Charles Irwin]] - Colorado Springs
 
* [[Charles Irwin]] - Colorado Springs
 
* [[William Lippert]] - Vermont
 
* [[William Lippert]] - Vermont
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* [[Loren Ostrow]] - Los Angeles
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* [[Jake Resnicow]] - New York
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* [[George Ridgely]] - San Francisco
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* [[Pat Rocco]] - Los Angeles
 
* [[Craig Rodwell]] - New York City
 
* [[Craig Rodwell]] - New York City
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* [[Meghan Stabler]] - Houston
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/07/08/political-history-of-pride_n_10831484.html
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 7 January 2024

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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 their inception, 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.

Pride events have also been political events. They have celebrated many of the political and legislative advances made by the LGBTQ community. More recently, they have become a means to highlight the shortcomings of the LGBTQ community itself, particularly in terms of racial and other minority respect and inclusion within the community. In South Africa, Pride events have been used to advocate against hate crimes against the community. In 2017, controversy surrounded the decision to replace the traditional Pride parade with a political action and protest march.

There are many individuals who work behind the scenes to make Pride events successful. We have identified the following individuals who have played key roles. Simply click on their names to read their fascinating biographies.


Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

China

Finland

Great Britain

Hungary

Iceland

India

Italy

Japan

Laos

Lebanon

Mexico

Poland

Russia

Scotland

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Uganda

Ukraine

United States

Further Reading/Research


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