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* [[Brett Hayhoe]] - Victoria | * [[Brett Hayhoe]] - Victoria | ||
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'''Brazil''' | '''Brazil''' | ||
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* [[Kevin Beaulieu]] - Toronto | * [[Kevin Beaulieu]] - Toronto | ||
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* [[Antoine Elhashem]] - Durham | * [[Antoine Elhashem]] - Durham | ||
* [[Bruno Laprade]] - Montreal | * [[Bruno Laprade]] - Montreal | ||
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'''Great Britain''' | '''Great Britain''' | ||
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* [[Jackie Crozier]] - Manchester | * [[Jackie Crozier]] - Manchester | ||
* [[Fox Fisher]] - Brighton | * [[Fox Fisher]] - Brighton | ||
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* [[Sergio Lo Giudice]] - Bologna | * [[Sergio Lo Giudice]] - Bologna | ||
* [[Titte De Simone]] - Palermo | * [[Titte De Simone]] - Palermo | ||
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+ | * [[Gon Matsunaka]], Director of Pride House Tokyo | ||
'''Laos''' | '''Laos''' | ||
* [[Anan Bouapha]] | * [[Anan Bouapha]] | ||
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* [[Isaac Mugisha]] | * [[Isaac Mugisha]] | ||
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* [[Charles Irwin]] - Colorado Springs | * [[Charles Irwin]] - Colorado Springs | ||
* [[William Lippert]] - Vermont | * [[William Lippert]] - Vermont | ||
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+ | * [[Jake Resnicow]] - New York | ||
* [[George Ridgely]] - San Francisco | * [[George Ridgely]] - San Francisco | ||
* [[Pat Rocco]] - Los Angeles | * [[Pat Rocco]] - Los Angeles | ||
* [[Craig Rodwell]] - New York City | * [[Craig Rodwell]] - New York City | ||
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==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
* http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/07/08/political-history-of-pride_n_10831484.html | * 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
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
- Maria Rachid - Buenos Aires
Australia
- Feyi Akindoyeni - Sydney
- Brett Hayhoe - Victoria
- Virginia Lovett, Sydney
Brazil
Canada
- Kevin Beaulieu - Toronto
- Michael Cherny - Toronto
- Antoine Elhashem - Durham
- Bruno Laprade - Montreal
- Michael Phair - Edmonton
- Teddy Syrette - Sault Ste. Marie
- Bradley Tyler-West - Winnipeg
China
- Connie Chan - Hong Kong
Finland
- Kristiina Puukko - Helsinki
Great Britain
- Alison Camps - London
- Jackie Crozier - Manchester
- Fox Fisher - Brighton
- Colm Howard-Lloyd - London
- Tom Knight - London
- Phyll Opoku-Gyimah - Black Pride, London
- Heather Peace - London
- Lisa Power - Pride Cymru
- Michael Salter - London
- Louise Thomas - Pride Cymru
Hungary
- Adrian Balaci - Budapest
Iceland
India
- Nakshatra Bagwe - Gujara
Italy
- Imma Battaglia - Rome
- Sergio Lo Giudice - Bologna
- Titte De Simone - Palermo
Japan
- Gon Matsunaka, Director of Pride House Tokyo
Laos
Lebanon
- Hadi Damien, co-president of InterPride
Mexico
Poland
Russia
Scotland
- John Hein - Edinburgh
South Africa
- Luiz DeBarros - Johannesburg
- Zakhele Mbhele - Johannesburg
- Noxolo Nogwaza
South Korea
- Woo Ji-Young - Seoul
Spain
- Alfonso Llopart - Madrid
Uganda
Ukraine
- Lenny Emson - Kyiv Pride
United States
- Chris Classen - Los Angeles
- Matt Foreman - New York City
- Charles Irwin - Colorado Springs
- William Lippert - Vermont
- Loren Ostrow - Los Angeles
- Jake Resnicow - New York
- George Ridgely - San Francisco
- Pat Rocco - Los Angeles
- Craig Rodwell - New York City
- Meghan Stabler - Houston