National Pride March

Protest event in June 2017

National Pride March

March participants in Washington, D.C.

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

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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

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

## References

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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. ^ "The Gay Agenda • 06-09-17". 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

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* Media related to National Pride March at Wikimedia Commons

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National LGBT marches in Washington, D.C.

* National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1979)
* Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1987)
* March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993)
* Millennium March on Washington (2000)
* National Equality March (2009)
* National Pride March (2017)

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