National Pride March

The National Pride March, also known as the Equality March for Unity and Pride^[1] and LGBT Resist March,^[2][3][4] occurred on June 11, 2017, in conjunction with Washington, D.C.'s annual pride parade, Capital Pride. The event was organized by New York gay activist David Bruinooge.^[5] By late January 2017, more than 50,000 people had expressed interest in attending the event on its Facebook page.^[6] The march also commemorated the 49 victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.^[7]

National Pride March

March participants in Washington, D.C.
Date	June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11)
Location	Washington, D.C., United States

Thousands gathered for the march in Washington, D.C., which went past the White House and on toward the U.S. Capitol.^[8]

Satellite demonstrations

 

Demonstrators in Minneapolis

Cities hosting pride events in conjunction with the national campaign include:

• Dallas^[9]
• Detroit^[10]
• Las Vegas^[11]
• Longview, Texas^[12]
• Philadelphia^[13]
• Ridgecrest, California^[14]
• San Jose, California^[15]
• Seattle^[16][17]

See also

• LGBT culture in Washington, D.C.
• LGBT rights in the District of Columbia
• List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.

References

1. Gray, Jenna (11 June 2017). "At Equality March, thousands rally for LGBTQ rights". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
2. "L.A. Pride Replacing Parade With a Protest March". 10 March 2017.
3. "L.A. Pride to Host LGBTQ Protest March Instead of Traditional Parade". 13 March 2017.
4. "LA Pride Swaps Celebratory Parade For A Resistance Protest". 13 March 2017.
5. Lambert, Michael (January 28, 2017). "LGBTQ March on Washington Planned for D.C.'s Pride Weekend". Out. Here Media. ISSN 1062-7928. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
6. Miller, Hayley (January 27, 2017). "LGBTQ March on Washington Joins Forces with Major Pride Festival". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
7. Eichel, Jodie (2016-06-12). "Orlando shooting: A year later, Philly's LGBTQ community is flawed but fierce". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
8. "Anti-Trump sentiment permeates LGBT Pride marches across US". The Guardian. Associated Press. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
9. . www.dallasvoice.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09.
10. "10 Things To Do This Weekend (June 9–11)". Hour Detroit Magazine. Hour Detroit. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
11. "Las Vegas to host Equality March for LGBT rights". newsobserver. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
12. "Trio of Pride events start Saturday in Longview". Longview News-Journal. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
13. "Orlando shooting: A year later, Philly's LGBTQ community is flawed but fierce". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
14. "Ridgecrest United to hold Pride March Sunday". Ridgecrest Daily Independent. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
15. "SJ Equality March Celebrates Pride Month, Fights for Unity". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
16. "Pride and prejudice". Capitol Hill Times. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
17. "Pride fight marches on". Capitol Hill Times. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-06-11.

External links

•   Media related to National Pride March at Wikimedia Commons