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Pride parade

Pride parade
Image of the Stonewall Inn at New York City Pride parade
The Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, the site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots, which spawned the gay rights movement and pride parades around the world,[1][2][3]
StatusActive
GenreFestival and parade
FrequencyAnnually, often late June
Location(s)Urban locations worldwide, incl. cities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, India and Japan
Years active53
InauguratedJune 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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The annual NYC Pride March, the world's largest LGBT event

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]

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