Gay parade atlanta

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Sat, Oct 14, - Sun, Oct 15, 10am - 10pm

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Since Atlanta’s first Pride Parade in on the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Atlanta’s Parade—and subsequently, its Festival—has galvanized the LGBTQIA+ community in Georgia and across the South to present up for each other and to show out with acts of demonstration, activism, education, and celebration. Fifty-three years later, the Atlanta Pride Committee remains committed to this vision and encourages our neighbors to SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT for the fullest spectrum of the region’s LGBTQIA+ community at this year’s Atlanta Pride Festival on October , in Piedmont Park.

In this time of increased political turmoil, stormy attacks on the transgender community, especially our trans siblings of color, tries to silence transsexual and gender-expansive youth, and unprecedented threats and legislation aimed at drag performers and queer protected spaces, we contact on Georgia's LGBTQIA+ community to Reveal UP AND Present OUT like never before!

Pride

Organized by Georgia’s Gay Liberation Front, Atlanta’s first Identity festival march took place on June 27,

&#;We tried to get a allow from the ACLU. They turned us down flat: we weren&#;t a minority, they said, and they couldn&#;t help us. And the city also refused a permit. So we had to have our march down the sidewalks and stop at every light, unless we had the green light, of course. We had, by actual count, people. And I do know that because I was the marshal and counted them myself &#; twice!&#;
Berl Boykin, From Stonewall to the Millennium Panel, June

&#;There was a bunch of us just running downtown. Maria Dolan was in a wheelchair for some reason, and we were all dressed as aliens. And we said, &#;We deserve our rights.&#; (laughter) It was so dumb, but we had so much fun. We&#;re pushing a wheelchair, and she&#;s going, &#;Faster! Faster!&#; Yeah, I loved those preliminary marches. Now they&#;re enjoy corporate, corporate, corporate.&#;
Stephanie Miller, December 11,

Pride Expands

In , the first Dyke March was held during Pride weekend. Tod

In cities around the nation, June is the designated month to honor the LGBTQ+ experience. But Atlanta — considered widely to be the Black gay mecca — moves to its retain beat.

Up until , Atlanta’s annual celebration of gay identity and rights took place every June, a nod to the Stonewall Uprising in New York City. In , a stretch of protests and riots in response to police discrimination and persecution of queer people helped propel America’s gay liberation movement, inspiring former President Bill Clinton to designate June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month on Stonewall’s year anniversary. (Former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden broadened the designation to include bisexual person, transgender, queer, and intersex identities.)

But the tradition changed in , when the city of Atlanta temporarily prohibited large events at Piedmont Park due to a drought, causing organizers to postpone festivities until October, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The timing stuck. For the past 17 years, Atlanta Pride — anchored by a weeklong festival best known for its extrava

Atlanta Pride Parade and Festival

Each year, LGBT Animation hosts a pre-parade breakfast for the Emory community before heading to our annual spot in the Atlanta Pride Parade. Transportation to the parade starting direct is provided. Any member of the Emory community is welcome to participate.

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