Protest event in June 2017
National Pride March Date June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11 ) Location Washington, D.C. , United States
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]
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 [ edit ]
Demonstrators in Minneapolis
Cities hosting pride events in conjunction with the national campaign include:
^ Gray, Jenna (11 June 2017). "At Equality March, thousands rally for LGBTQ rights" . PBS NewsHour . Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "L.A. Pride Replacing Parade With a Protest March" . 10 March 2017.
^ "L.A. Pride to Host LGBTQ Protest March Instead of Traditional Parade" . 13 March 2017.
^ "LA Pride Swaps Celebratory Parade For A Resistance Protest" . 13 March 2017.
^ 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 .
^ Miller, Hayley (January 27, 2017). "LGBTQ March on Washington Joins Forces with Major Pride Festival" . The Huffington Post . Retrieved March 24, 2017 .
^ Eichel, Jodie (2016-06-12). "Orlando shooting: A year later, Philly's LGBTQ community is flawed but fierce" . Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Anti-Trump sentiment permeates LGBT Pride marches across US" . The Guardian . Associated Press . June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017 .
^ "The Gay Agenda • 06-09-17" . www.dallasvoice.com . Archived from the original on 2017-06-09.
^ "10 Things To Do This Weekend (June 9–11)" . Hour Detroit Magazine . Hour Detroit. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Las Vegas to host Equality March for LGBT rights" . newsobserver . Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Trio of Pride events start Saturday in Longview" . Longview News-Journal . 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Orlando shooting: A year later, Philly's LGBTQ community is flawed but fierce" . Philly.com . Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Ridgecrest United to hold Pride March Sunday" . Ridgecrest Daily Independent . Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "SJ Equality March Celebrates Pride Month, Fights for Unity" . NBC Bay Area . Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Pride and prejudice" . Capitol Hill Times . 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
^ "Pride fight marches on" . Capitol Hill Times . 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-06-11 .
National LGBT marches in Washington, D.C.