Pride London planned a parade with floats, a large performance area in Trafalgar Square with street parties in Golden Square and Soho. The 27th annual conference of InterPride, held in October 2008 in Vancouver, Canada, voted to accept the bid of Pride London to host WorldPride 2012 in the capital of the United Kingdom just ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and during the anticipated year-long celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. Polish Rainbow in UK at WorldPride / Pride London 2012 The parade was cancelled but the Jerusalem Open House announced that it would hold a parade on November 10 after reaching an agreement with the police and the municipality. A week of events took place as scheduled and included five conferences, a film festival, exhibitions, and literary and political events. However, due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, Jerusalem's government cancelled the march, saying there were not enough soldiers to protect marchers. As WorldPride started in 2006, the main parade was scheduled for August 6, but was strongly opposed by Israeli religious Orthodox Jews, Muslims and Christian leaders from the outset. Īfter Jerusalem was selected as the WorldPride 2006 City, the city of Tel Aviv announced that it was cancelling its own annual Pride Weekend in 2006 to make sure that more Israelis attended the main march. World Pride was a key project of Jerusalem's Open House, the city's gay community centre. It was called “Love Without Borders” as a nod to the many barriers within Israel, and for gays and lesbians in other ways. The first attempt to hold WorldPride in Jerusalem was in 2005, however it was postponed until 2006 because of tensions arising from Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The 22nd annual conference of InterPride, held in October 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with over 150 delegates from 51 cities from around the world in attendance, voted to accept the bid of the Jerusalem Open House to host WorldPride 2006 in the Holy City. Among the scheduled events were conferences, a fashion show, a large parade, a leather dance, and a concert featuring Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, RuPaul, and Geri Halliwell.įurther information: Jerusalem gay pride parade It was one of the biggest crowds to gather in Rome for decades. The organisers claimed 250,000 people joined in the march to the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, two of Rome's most famous ancient sites. Peter's Square during WorldPride 2000 stating, in regards to the event, that it was an "offence to the Christian values of a city that is so dear to the hearts of Catholics across the world." Pope John Paul II addressed crowds in St. The event was staunchly opposed by Pope John Paul II and seen as an infringement on the numerous Catholic pilgrims visiting Rome for the Catholic Church's Great Jubilee.
He restored the funding and promised to help with permits, but declined to back down on a demand that organizers remove the city logo from promotional materials. Hours after his announcement, Rutelli mostly reversed himself in response to harsh criticism from the left.
Rome officials had promised to put up US$200,000 for the event, however bowing to ferocious opposition from the Vatican and conservative politicians, Rome's leftist mayor, Francesco Rutelli, on withdrew logistical and monetary support. The event was put on by the Italian gay rights group Mario Mieli along with InterPride. “This year’s theme speaks to the striking nature of the human race to stand in commonality and be accounted for in moments of thrilling victory and tumultuous times,” NYC Pride co-chair Maryanne Roberto Fine said in a statement.Īccording to the Department of Transportation, these streets will be closed on June 25 until 7 p.m.Image from the first WorldPride, held in Rome on July 8, 2000Īt the 16th annual conference of InterPride, held in October 1997 in New York City, InterPride's membership voted to establish the "WorldPride" title and awarded it to the city of Rome, Italy, during July 1 to July 9, 2000. “Our 2017 Grand Marshals are a snapshot of the numerous organizations, individuals, and philanthropists that will lead us through this unprecedented time in our nation,” NYC Pride March director Julian Sanjiva said in a statement. Geng Le, a leader for LGBT rights in China.Krishna Stone, the director of community relations at Gay Men’s Health Crisis.Brooke Guinan, a transgender woman who is a New York City firefighter.There are four grand marshals scheduled to lead the parade: WABC-TV will air the parade that is expected to last until 3 p.m.