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The first pro-LGBT event in DFW occurred in 1972; it was an unorganized march in Downtown Dallas. [5] The first official gay pride parade took place in June 1980. [6] Since then, both the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan divisions of the Metroplex have held their own separate gay pride festivals.
Dallas Black Pride (also known as Dallas Southern Pride) is an annual five-day event to celebrate the emerging black LGBT community in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. [1] The event has been in existence since 1996. [2] It is held in conjunction with the State Fair of Texas and State Fair Classic in Dallas every fall (late September/early ...
QueerBomb Dallas is a public celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. [1]The QueerBomb Dallas Pride rally, march and celebration was held each June in recognition of LGBTQIA Pride Month.
Dallas hosted its first Pride parade in 1972 with between 250 and 300 people, according to Dallas Pride. The festivities turned into an impromptu march, as participants marched downtown with signs ...
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The DFW metroplex is also home to one of the largest HBCU football classics in the country with the State Fair Classic. [32] Dallas Black Restaurant Week promotes and celebrates some black owned restaurants and culinary professionals in the DFW Metroplex. [33] Dallas Black Pride is the largest black LGBT celebration in Texas. [34]
The first Dallas Black Tie Dinner, held in October 1982 at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas, was attended by 140 people, and produced a $6,000 donation to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Each year thereafter, the dinner grew in both attendance and distribution. During its first 25 years, the dinner raised more than $10 million.
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