It all began with a story that took place in New York City in 1969. On an early July morning, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people went on a rampage after the city police raided the local gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, which was located on Christopher Street. This event was a real turning point in the LGBT rights movement and sparked the founding of the pride march.

The first march in New York City was organized in July 1970. It was organized by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee. Since 1984, various events dedicated to LGBT people have been organized in New York by Heritage of Pride.

The march was organized by a coalition of LGBT organizations. This event in the 20th century was a response to a number of bills that were created against LGBT people. Besides being pressured by the authorities, LGBT people were regularly subjected to violence and discrimination by society. But when the demonstrators marched through the city for the first time, they saw that much of the population greeted them with applause, many even holding rainbow flags in their hands in solidarity with the LGBT community. The energy of the crowd was very contagious, it was then clear that the march resonated not only with LGBT people, but also with heterosexuals from all walks of life.

The pride march in New York City has also become an event that celebrates the diversity of the LGBT community. In fact, the march included people from all walks of life, representing a wide range of ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. The march has become a testament to the fact that the fight for the rights of LGBT people is not just about one particular group, it is about an entire society in which everyone is free to be themselves.

In addition to all this, the march has served as a reminder to New Yorkers of the existing problems of LGBT people for many years. Despite the fact that throughout the 20th century the LGBT community actively fought against discrimination and oppression, it was not completely eliminated. In the 21st century, gays, lesbians and other members of non-traditional sexual orientation continue to face oppression, discrimination and other negative aspects of society. Therefore, the march serves as a reminder that violence against LGBT people is an issue in the 21st century. The event was a strong statement that the LGBT community will not silence or ignore these issues.

The New York City Pride March has become a very significant event over the years to honor the LGBT community and their fight for equal rights. Founded in the latter half of the 20th century, the march has become a testament to the community’s resilience and determination in its journey to fight for equal rights. The Pride March is considered a truly pivotal moment in the lives of LGBT people in New York City. Over the years, the march has become so popular and large in scale that it is attended and participated in not only by New Yorkers, but also by people from other parts of the world. In the 21st century in particular, the total attendance of the LGBT event is over 4 million people.

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New York Pride

New York Pride is considered one of the most famous and influential Pride events in the world. It is held annually in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which was a turning point in the LGBT rights movement. This festival includes many events such as Pride March, Pride Fest and Pride Island, attracting millions of participants and spectators.

San Francisco Pride

San Francisco Pride is one of the oldest and largest LGBT festivals in the world. It has been held since 1970 and is a two-day event culminating in the Pride Parade. San Francisco, known for its progressive culture and activism, becomes the center of the LGBT movement for the duration of the festival.

Berlin Pride

Berlin Pride, known as Christopher Street Day (CSD), takes place in July and is the largest LGBT event in Germany. It is named after Christopher Street in New York City, where the Stonewall Riots took place. CSD in Berlin combines a festive atmosphere with political activism, bringing attention to the issues of LGBT people.

Toronto Pride

Toronto Pride, one of the largest Pride festivals in North America, takes place in late June. The festival includes many events such as the Dyke March, Trans March and the Pride Parade. Toronto Pride plays an important role in promoting the rights of LGBT people in Canada and beyond.

Madrid Pride

Madrid Pride, known as Madrid Orgullo (MADO), takes place in early July and is the largest LGBT festival in Spain. Madrid Pride has become especially significant since WorldPride in 2017, which attracted millions of participants and worldwide attention.

Pride festivals around the world play an important role in promoting equality and LGBT rights. These events not only celebrate diversity and inclusivity, but also bring attention to the challenges faced by LGBT people. Participating in Pride festivals is not only a way to express support, but also an opportunity to be part of a global movement for equality and justice.

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In parallel to World Pride, Europride continued to exist, taking place in Vienna, Cologne, Manchester, Hamburg, Oslo, Madrid, Zurich and repeated in London and Stockholm. A change came in 2005 when Poland, and in particular the mayor of Warsaw, refused to allow the organizers of the Equality March to organize a march.

The organizer of the march, Tomasz Baczkowski, sued Poland in the European Court of Human Rights. Two years after the ban, the court announced a ruling that the ban contravened human rights. This was the first precedent where the court ruled that participation in Pride was a fundamental right. EPOA still appeals to this decision when any government tries to ban an event.

In 2010, Europride was held for the first time in the former communist country, Poland. In 2015, Latvia became the first post-Soviet country to host a EuroPride. The European Pride events held in Riga and Warsaw attracted many more visitors than the national marches, which had a positive impact on the annual attendance figures of the Warsaw and Riga Pride events.

In future years, EuroPride will be held in much safer cities – Marseille, again in Oslo, London, Amsterdam and Vienna – but this does not necessarily mean that holding the event in a relatively protected environment reduces the opportunity for powerful messaging and effective campaign planning. EuroPride has always tried to attract the most diverse audience possible, activists, civil society leaders, politicians, personalities of global importance and to organize some mixture of activism and a celebratory march.

At the 2019 conference in Bilbao, four cities expressed their desire to host EuroPride 2022: Barcelona, Belgrade, Dublin, Lisbon and Porto also expressed this together. All four candidates presented their arguments, plan and ideas for cultural events through which they planned to conduct and promote human rights campaigns.

In the end, Belgrade Pride’s candidacy won by a clear margin and received the support of 70% of EPOA members. This situation is not surprising given Belgrade Pride’s history – events that took place almost 20 years ago, despite the accompanying protests, have been replaced by much more peaceful events in recent years. Despite these significant changes, LGBTQ rights in Serbia are still far from all right – Serbia is ahead of more than half of European countries on the European human rights map, the Southeastern European country still has a long way to go.

EuroPride 2022 is a kind of symbolic expression of the path taken by the event – the movement that started in London in 1992, during the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of the Republic of Serbia, is now taking place in a new country on the road to equality.

EuroPride has come a long way, and in parallel the legal status of LGBTQ people in Europe has been changing. There is still a long way to go, which in the end should lead us to maximize the protection of equality, and this is easier to imagine with united forces.

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The organizers of London Pride, the Gay and Lesbian Pride Organizing Committee (LAGPOC) were concerned about discrimination against LGBTQI people living outside the UK, so at a meeting held in late 1991 it was decided that the following year’s Pride event would be called Europride, thus supporting LGBTQI people in the UK and beyond, including in other Commonwealth and European countries.

In the months following the historic LAGPOC meeting, the organizers were actively preparing for the London Pride event, while also contacting, sending posters and brochures to other European cities where Pride events were taking place, including Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. At the time, it was much more difficult to make connections internationally, to involve many countries in the process of organizing the event, but press releases were sent out to LGBTQI media outlets in various countries, and soon articles were published in Norway, Germany, Italy, the United States, and elsewhere.

It is debatable who came up with the name of the event, Eupropride, although many activists say the term belongs to LAGPOC member Willie Milton, who died of AIDS-related complications 2 months before the Europe-wide march.

More than 100,000 people joined the first Europride – LGBT people and supporters took to the streets of central London, followed by a concert in Brockwell Park. Bars of London’s “gay scene” set up booths in the park, HIV and sexual health organizations took part in the event to take care of raising awareness, queer businesses were represented on site, and information tents were set up for people of different ethnicities and races, which was considered a step forward at the time.

The first Europride was attended by people from Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain. In the video covering the days of the event you will see an open discussion of political topics – the Norwegian guests openly criticized British Prime Minister John Major for his inadequate actions in terms of LGBTQ equality, but it took almost a decade before the British authorities started to think about significant changes.

After the 1992 Europride, a special issue of the magazine was also published to provide a discourse on the current situation in terms of LGBTQI rights in Europe. Homosexual relations between men were still illegal in Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and in Romania relations between women were also prohibited.

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Every year, São Paulo Gay Pride includes an incredible parade that goes down Paulista Avenue and usually takes place on the Sunday after Corpus Christi. While the first Pride gathering took place in 1997, the first gay pride in São Paulo, officially organized by APOGLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Association), took place in 1999. The organization’s ongoing motivation comes from the collective struggle for a more just and inclusive society that recognizes equal rights and condemns any form of discrimination based on age, orientation, gender, or race.

In addition to the pride parade, a number of LGBTQ-related events and activities take place during São Paulo Gay Pride. In fact, although the official schedule is for five days, events in the city start happening three weeks before the last weekend. Expect everything from concerts, dance performances, fairs, street markets, and queer debates and performances. So whether you like the idea of taking part in queer fun or you’re already planning to attend the São Paulo Pride Parade, there’s always something for everyone at São Paulo Gay Pride.

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