Later on Sunday, the free Starlight Cabaret Show will take to the Coca-Cola Stage at 7 p.m. Here’s our map of the 2019 Atlanta Pride Parade happening from noon to 1 p.m. “One of the reasons we choose grand marshals is because we are actually shining a light on what issues and work we as an organization believe to be important,” Fergerson said. Parade grand marshals include politician Stacey Abrams, trans activist Feroza Syed and 17-year-old poet Royce Mann. On Sunday, the parade will step off at the Civic Center MARTA Station at noon and travel north up Peachtree Street.
Saturday will be jam-packed with festivities including a concert with pop stars - such as Kesha, Daya, Max and Ally Brooke - at Power Pride at 2 p.m. It’s going to be a star-studded weekend with “RuPaul Drag Race” contestants Shangela and Phoenix meet-and-greets during the kickoff party at the Georgia Aquarium at 7 p.m. We have a little bit of everyone there,” Fergerson said. “Our event is incredibly diverse from racial perspective, gender perspective age perspective. Among those, 10% are allies or people who support the community and don’t identify as LGBTQ.
And when you see that we have a celebration in the heart of our city, then I think it is a signal to other cities, no matter their size, that they can embrace everyone in their city, and we can come together, and we can celebrate together …” said Bottoms, who created the city’s first LGBTQ Advisory Board.Īn Atlanta Pride Committee survey found that last year visitors came in from all states and more than a dozen countries, Fergerson said. She said last year the Atlanta Police Department estimated that 320,000 attended.” (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Pride Committee)Ītlanta Pride is projected to attract about 350,000 attendees to downtown and Midtown Atlanta, according to Fergerson. And I think in the same way that we changed the world with the civil rights movement, I believe that we can do the same thing as it relates to LGBTQ affairs throughout the city, in the world,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said.įestivalgoers From Around The Globe Crowds walk down streets of Atlanta during a previous Atlanta Pride. We’re not afraid to say who we are and to show who we are.
“We are a diverse city, and we’re not afraid of it. This year’s Atlanta Pride is expected to be one of the biggest ever with performances by chart-toppers, such as Kesha, and a wide range of events created for the community, including the yearly drag queen and king show featured by the Starlight Cabaret. “Civil and human rights for the LGBTQ community are incredibly important, and I think our event helps push that to the forefront,” the Atlanta Pride Committee’s executive director, Jamie Fergerson, said. respectively, along with the first Bi & Pan March at 3:30 p.m. 12, processions of attendees will walk through Midtown Atlanta for the annual Trans and Dyke marches, stepping off at 1:45 and 5 p.m. “I don’t want people to forget the reason why we have Pride and why we fight that.” … I’ve heard stories where you couldn’t walk around holding hands without getting attacked,” said Brian “Phoenix” Trapp, an Atlanta-based drag performer and former “RuPaul Drag Race” contestant. In 2002, 88 percent stood positive towards homosexuality, whereas by 2016 this increased to 95 percent of the people.“A few years ago, we were not allowed to get married. The share of individuals who are positive towards homosexuality in the Netherlands increased steadily between 20. This is for both genders a decrease over the previous year. 675 of these marriages were between men, whereas 744 were between women. Regarding the number of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands in 2019, a total of 1,419 marriages were registered. According to a survey on the influence of this Canal Parade on the acceptance of homosexuality in the Netherlands in 2017, 45 percent of the LGBTI community indicated that it has no positive nor a negative influence, whereas a little over 30 percent mentioned that the Pride mainly had a negative effect. Pride Amsterdam usually spans a week of various activities for the LGBTI community, but it is especially famous for the canal parade held on the first Saturday of August. Pride Amsterdam attracted approximately 550 thousand visitors in 20, a decrease over 2017 when the festival welcomed about 680 thousand people.