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Looking to celebrate pride month in Evansville or surrounding areas? Check out our list
The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) events. This list includes gay pride parades as well as events ranging from sporting events to film festivals, including celebrations such as Christopher Street Day. Criteria for inclusion on this list are: Active: The event is currently active. Discontinued ...
LGBTQ community centers are safe meeting places for all people. Prior to the gay liberation movement, there were no LGBTQ community centers in the United States. They became popular in the 1980s following activism to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, most Pride parades and events were either cancelled or held online. [284] One of the exceptions was Taiwan Pride, held on October 31, 2020, with the country having contained the virus outside its borders and therefore becoming the largest Pride event in the world for that year. [285] [286]
Official recognition: The first Pride marches were held a year later in 1970, but official recognition of Pride Month by the U.S. government came much later. In 1999, President Bill Clinton ...
All but one Evansville city councilor voted in favor of recognizing June as Pride Month and remembering the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
The list presents the largest LGBTQ events (pride parades and festivals) worldwide by attendance. Statistics are announced both by the organizers and authorities (police). In this table, the largest single event by city as well as notable international events such as WorldPride or Europride are indica
A tradition now in Evansville is the annual Dia de los Muertos event hosted at the Evansville Public Library West Branch in November. From 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 2 the lawn, and inside the library, are ...