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Marchers at 2017's Phoenix Pride. Phoenix Pride (formerly known as Phoenix Pride March & Rally, [1] Desert Pride, [2] Arizona Central Pride, [2] and Phoenix Pride Festival [2]) is a parade and festival held each year in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies.
The first Phoenix Pride parade took place in 1981, and now attracts thousands of attendees every year. [2] Tucson Pride was founded in 1977, the first in the state. [ 3 ] 2019 polling from the Public Religion Research Institute showed that 71% of Arizona residents supported non-discrimination legislation protecting LGBTQ people.
These documents chronicle the evolution of Gay and Lesbian groups in Phoenix and Tucson, capturing their political initiatives, organizations, bar histories, and club scenes. They shine a spotlight on Gay bathhouses, notable Drag Queen performers, and the non-political 'Gay' Pride celebrations of the 1950s and beyond. [6]
Sunday’s celebration began at 10 a.m. with a parade starting on 3rd Street and Thomas Road, making its way north to Steele-Indian School Park.
An Arizona teen has been indicted on terrorism charges after allegedly planning to launch an attach at the Phoenix Pride Festival last weekend. Teen arrested in connection with planned attack at ...
It was held at Himmel Park on June 26, 1977, also the National Gay Pride Day that year. [5] In 1982, the Tucson Gay Pride Festival was cancelled amidst a statewide call to fight against LGBT discrimination and oppression, and the event was turned into a civil rights march from Tucson to Phoenix. [5] Since 1994, pride in Tucson is held in ...
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Pride (also known as LGBTQ pride, LGBTQIA pride, LGBT pride, queer pride or gay and lesbian pride) [5] is the promotion of the rights, self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people as a social group.