HRC At Pride
On June 27, 1969 The Stonewall Riots in New York City marked the beginning of the LGBT rights movement in the United States. Harassed by local police simply for congregating, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patrons decided to take a stand and fight back against the brutal intimidation they regularly faced. By refusing to resign themselves to the shadows of that bar or American society, the beginning of a social movement dedicated to the eradication of discrimination against all LGBT Americans was born. The events of those nights inspired a social awakening for many in the LGBT community and had a profound effect on the nation’s perception of persons who identify as L, G, B or T as a community in and of itself. The following year on June 28th, the first gay pride marches took place in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to commemorate the anniversary of this brave stand against injustice.
As a result, more than 40 years later, pride events are held nationwide in cities big and small – from San Francisco to Omaha and New York to Sioux Falls, members of the LGBT community and their allies gather at festivals and parades to celebrate the progress we’ve made, but also to recognize the distance we still have to go to achieve full equality. In 2011, HRC doubled its presence at pride events nationwide from 2010 and attended 181 unique events in 46 states. In 2012 we will continue this outreach and connect with members of the community to discuss the work that HRC is doing every day to help move forward the ideals of what the Stonewall riots sparked that night in 1969. We urge you to get involved.
Happy pride season from the Human Rights Campaign.
Find a Pride in Your Area
Using the drop-down list, select a state to learn what prides HRC will be attending in the area.
Gay Days Orlando More details
Thursday, May 30, 2013
5/30/2013 - 6/2/2013
See site for full schedule.
Join HRC at Gay Days Orlando.
Salt Lake City Pride (Utah Pride Festival) More details
Salt Lake City, UT
Don't miss HRC at the Utah Pride Festival on June 2 and 3.
Capital Pride Festival More details
7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC
The annual Capital Pride Festival will once again take place on historic Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in front of our national capitol. Over 200,000 people will come to this event which takes place on Sunday, June 9, 2013 from 11 AM to 6 PM
St. Pete Pride More details
Saturday, June 29, 2013
TBD
Central Ave.
Between 21st Street & 28th Street
St. Petersburg, FL
Join HRC at the St. Pete Pride festival.
Albuquerque Pride More details
Saturday, June 29, 2013
TBD
Albuquerque, NM
Join HRC at the Albuquerque Pride festival.
Saturday in the Park More details
Saturday, July 13, 2013
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Esther Short Park
301 W. 8th St.
Vancouver, WA
Join HRC for the Vancouver, WA Pride festival.
Las Vegas Pride More details
Clark County Government Center Amphitheater
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV
89106
Join HRC at the Las Vegas Pride festival. Sign up to volunteer with us!
Boulder Pridefest Block Party More details
Central Park
13th St. & Canyon Blvd
Boulder, CO 80302
Join HRC at the Boulder Pridefest Block Party. Sign up to volunteer with us!
Tarrant County Fort Worth Pride More details
Saturday, October 05, 2013
TBD
General Worth Square
916 Main St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Tarrant County Pride - Downtown Fort Worth
October 6th - 7th. Full details at http://www.tcgpwa.org/index.html
To volunteer to march in the parade, or work the booth, please sign up - http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4402090772
