Editing Pride parade (section)

===Europe===

====Albania====
The first [[Tirana]] pride parade was held in 2012 and has been held annually ever since. On 25 May 2024, the 12th Tirana pride was held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/en/arberi/ne-tirane-mbahet-parada-e-krenarise|title=The Pride Parade is held in Tirana|website=koha.net|access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref>

====Bosnia and Herzegovina====
The first [[Sarajevo Pride|Pride parade in Bosnia and Herzegovina]] was held on 8 September 2019 in Sarajevo under the slogan ''Ima Izać' '' (Coming Out).<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Ayoub|first1=Phillip M.|last2=Page|first2=Douglas|last3=Whitt|first3=Sam|date=2021|title=Pride amid Prejudice: The Influence of LGBT+ Rights Activism in a Socially Conservative Society|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=115|issue=2|pages=467–485|doi=10.1017/S0003055420001082|issn=0003-0554|doi-access=free}}</ref> Around 4000 people, including foreign diplomats, members of the local government and celebrities participated amidst a strong police presence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ba.n1info.com/Vijesti/a376875/Bez-ijednog-incidenta-Zavrsena-prva-Bh.-povorka-ponosa-u-Sarajevu.html|title=Bez ijednog incidenta: Završena prva Bh. povorka ponosa u Sarajevu|date=September 8, 2019|publisher=N1}}</ref> According to a 2021 study, the first LGBT+ Pride parade in Sarajevo led to increased support for LGBT activism in Sarajevo.<ref name=":2" />

====Bulgaria====
Like the other countries from the [[Balkan]]s, Bulgaria's population is very conservative when it comes to issues like [[Sexual orientation|sexuality]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Although homosexuality was decriminalized in 1968, people with different sexual orientations and identities are still not well accepted in society. {{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
In 2003 the country enacted several laws protecting the [[LGBTQ]] community and individuals from discrimination. In 2008, Bulgaria organized its first ever pride parade. The almost 200 people who had gathered were attacked by [[skinhead]]s{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
, but police managed to prevent any injuries. The 2009 pride parade, with the motto "Rainbow Friendship" attracted more than 300 participants from [[Bulgaria]] and tourists from [[Greece]] and [[UK|Great Britain]]. There were no disruptions and the parade continued as planned. A third Pride parade took place successfully in 2010, with close to 800 participants and an outdoor concert event.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Croatia====
{{see also|LGBT rights in Croatia#LGBT prides and other marches}}
First pride parade in Croatia was held on 29 June 2002 in [[Zagreb Pride|Zagreb]] and has been held annually ever since. The attendance has gradually grown from 350 in 2002 to 15.000 in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zagreb-pride.net/hr/povorka-ponosa/povijest-povorke-ponosa-u-zagrebu/|title=Povijest Povorke ponosa u Zagrebu - Zagreb Pride|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120723/http://www.zagreb-pride.net/hr/povorka-ponosa/povijest-povorke-ponosa-u-zagrebu/}}</ref> Pride parades are also held in [[Split Pride|Split]] (since 2011) and [[Osijek Pride|Osijek]] (since 2014).{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Czech Republic====

The Prague Pride festival first took place in 2011. Before it, Pride Parades took place in several other cities in the Czech Republic, but nowhere did they turn into a regular tradition. The first year was attended by 8,000 people. Since then, the number of participants has increased. Before the pandemic, a total of 90,000 people visited the festival week and accompanying events, while 40,000 visited the Saturday parade.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 parade was replaced a Rainbow Cruise, but in 2022 the parade returned with a record 60,000 people came to it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kdo jsme |url=https://festival.praguepride.com/kdo-jsme/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Prague Pride Festival |language=cs-CZ}}</ref>

====Denmark====

The [[Copenhagen Pride]] festival is held every year in August. In its current format, it has been held every year since 1996, where Copenhagen hosted EuroPride. Before 1994 the national LGBT association organised demonstration-like freedom marches. Copenhagen Pride is a colourful and festive occasion, combining political issues with concerts, films and a parade. The focal point is the [[City Hall Square, Copenhagen|City Hall Square]] in the city centre. It usually opens on the Wednesday of Pride Week, culminating on the Saturday with a parade and Denmark's Mr Gay contest. In 2017, some 25,000 people took part in the parade with [[float (parade)|floats]] and flags, and about 300,000 were out in the streets to experience it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kæmpe-optog: 300.000 følger Pride gennem København|url=https://www.avisen.dk/300000-foelger-farverigt-optog-i-hovedstadens-gader_458063.aspx|publisher=avisen.dk |date=19 August 2017|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

The smaller [[Aarhus Pride]] in held every year in June in the [[Jutland]]ic city of [[Aarhus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://good-evening-europe.dk/2017/06/06/video-aarhus-pride-2017-parade-prisuddeling-og-underholdning-topklasse/ |title=Aarhus Pride 2017 – Parade, prisuddeling og underholdning i topklasse! |publisher=good-evening-europe.dk |language=da |date=6 June 2017 |access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref>

====Estonia====

The [[Baltic Pride]] event was held in Tallinn in 2011, 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://balticpride.org/about/|title=About|website=balticpride.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419232853/https://balticpride.org/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Finland====
[[File:Helsinki Pride Parade I (5897488480).jpg|thumb|[[Senate Square, Helsinki]], [[Helsinki Pride|2011 Helsinki Pride parade]]]]
The [[Helsinki Pride]] was first organized in 1975 and called ''Freedom Day''. It has grown into one of the biggest Nordic Pride events. Between 20,000 and 30,000 people participate in the Pride and its events annually, including a number of international participants from the Baltic countries and Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinkipride.fi/|title=Helsinki Pride|publisher=Helsinki Pride|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705120413/http://www.helsinkipride.fi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> There have been a few incidents over the years, the most serious one being a gas and pepper spray attack in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/six_suspects_in_helsinki_pride_gas_attack/5608930|title=Six Suspects in Helsinki Pride Gas Attack|date=August 4, 2010|publisher=YLE|access-date=July 10, 2016 }}</ref> hitting around 30 parade participants, among those children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/gas_attack_on_pride_parade_premeditated/5591152|title=Gas Attack on Pride Parade "Premeditated"|date=July 4, 2010|publisher=YLE|access-date=July 10, 2016 }}</ref> Three men were later arrested.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In addition to Helsinki, several other Finnish cities such as [[Tampere]], [[Turku]], [[Lahti]], [[Oulu]] and [[Rovaniemi]] have hosted their own Pride events. Even small [[Savonia (historical province)|Savonian]] town of [[Kangasniemi]] with just 5,000 inhabitants hosted their own Pride first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansi-savo.fi/uutiset/lahella/kangasniemi-pride-kulkue-tukki-kirkonkylan-keskustan-295941|title=Kangasniemi Pride -kulkue tukki kirkonkylän keskustan|publisher=Länsi-Savo|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006104654/http://www.lansi-savo.fi/uutiset/lahella/kangasniemi-pride-kulkue-tukki-kirkonkylan-keskustan-295941}}</ref>

====France====
[[File:Paris Gay Pride 2013 002.jpg|thumb|[[Paris Pride]]]]
[[Paris Pride]] hosts an annual Gay Pride Parade last Saturday in June, with attendances of over 800,000.<ref>[http://www.parismarais.com/gay/uk_gay-pride-paris.php Paris Marais] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416112715/http://www.parismarais.com/gay/uk_gay-pride-paris.php |date=April 16, 2014 }}. Parismarais.com</ref> Eighteen other parades take place at cities throughout [[France]] in: [[Angers]], [[Biarritz]], [[Bayonne]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Caen]], [[Le Mans]], [[Lille]], [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Montpellier]], [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], [[Nantes]], [[Nice]], [[Paris]], [[Rennes]], [[Rouen]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Toulouse]] and [[Tours]].<ref>http://www.gaypride.fr/ . Retrieved on 2011-07-10.</ref>

====Germany====
[[File:CSD Berlin 2007 - Partytruck 1.jpg|thumb|[[Berlin Pride]]]]
Both [[Berlin Pride]] and [[Cologne Pride]] claim to be one of the biggest in Europe. The first so-called Gay Freedom Day took place on June 30, 1979, in both cities. Berlin Pride parade is now held every year the last Saturday in July. Cologne Pride celebrates two weeks of supporting cultural programme prior to the parade taking place on Sunday of the first July weekend. An alternative march used to be on the Saturday prior to the Cologne Pride parade, but now takes place a week earlier. Pride parades in Germany are often called [[Christopher Street Day]]s - named after the street where the Stonewall Inn was located.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.europeana.eu/2019/06/symbols-of-pride-the-cultural-heritage-of-lgbtq-activism/|title=Symbols of Pride: the cultural heritage of LGBTQ+ activism|last=Murphy|first=Adrian|website=[[Europeana]] (CC By-SA|date=June 14, 2019|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015202905/https://blog.europeana.eu/2019/06/symbols-of-pride-the-cultural-heritage-of-lgbtq-activism/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Greece====
In [[Greece]], endeavours were made during the 1980s and 1990s to organise such an event, but it was not until 2005 that Athens Pride was established. The Athens Pride is held every June in the centre of [[Athens]] city.<ref name="2013 Gay Pride Athens">{{cite web|title="Athena is ours" 2013 Gay Pride Athens photos |url=http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/2013_Athens_Gay_Pride_Parade.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630220337/http://www.athenswalk.net/_/Photos/Pages/2013_Athens_Gay_Pride_Parade.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2013|publisher=Athenswalk.net|access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref> As of 2012, there is a second pride parade taking place in the city of [[Thessaloniki]]. The Thessaloniki Pride is also held annually every June. 2015 and 2016 brought two more pride parades, the Crete Pride taking place annually in [[Crete]] and the Patras Pride, that was held in [[Patras]] for the first time in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patrisnews.com/nea-enimerosi/peloponnisos/i-omofylofiliki-koinotita-tis-patras-etoimazetai-gia-to-proto-festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109063356/http://www.patrisnews.com/nea-enimerosi/peloponnisos/i-omofylofiliki-koinotita-tis-patras-etoimazetai-gia-to-proto-festival|archive-date=January 9, 2016|title=PatrisNews - Εφημερίδα Πατρίς, τα νέα της Ηλείας, ειδήσεις από την Ηλεία, Ηλειακά blogs, Ηλεικά νέα, ilia news, news RSS|website=PatrisNews|access-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 27, 2015 |title=Ξεκίνησε το 1ο Gay Pride στην Κρήτη |url=http://www.cretalive.gr/crete/view/jekinhse-to-1o-gay-pride-sthn-krhth/255900 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628220253/http://www.cretalive.gr/crete/view/jekinhse-to-1o-gay-pride-sthn-krhth/255900 |archive-date=June 28, 2015 |access-date=May 24, 2017 |website=www.cretalive.gr |language=el}}</ref>

====Greenland====
In May 2010, [[Nuuk]] celebrated its first pride parade. Over 1,000 people attended.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen |first=Dan |url=http://www.newnownext.com/worldwatch-greenlands-first-gay-pride/06/2010/ |title=Tripoutgaytravel.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-12 |publisher=Newnownext.com |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> It has been repeated every year since then, part of a festival called [[Nuuk Pride]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Iceland====
First held in 1999, [[Reykjavík]] Pride celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019. Held in early August each year, the event attracts up to 100,000 participants – approaching a third of Iceland's population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=Let's get ready for a Queer Time – Reykjavík Pride Begins! - GayIceland |url=https://gayiceland.is/2022/lets-get-ready-for-a-queer-time-reykjavik-pride-begins/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |language=en}}</ref>

====Ireland====
The [[Dublin Pride]] Festival usually takes place in June. The Festival involves the Pride Parade, the route of which is from [[O'Connell Street]] to [[Merrion Square]]. However, the route was changed for the 2017 Parade due to [[Luas Cross City]] works.
The parade attracts thousands of people who line the streets each year. It gained momentum after the [[Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|2015 Marriage Equality Referendum]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

A separate annual pride march, Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin has also gained large crowds of supporters<ref>{{cite web |last1=Black |first1=Rebecca |title=Demonstration calls for respect and reform for trans and intersex community |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/demonstration-calls-for-respect-and-reform-for-trans-and-intersex-community-1499337.html |website=BreakingNews.ie |date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin marches with the goal of bringing pride back to its radical roots of protest<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dillon |first1=Brian |title=Thousands expected to take part in Trans and Intersex Pride protest this weekend |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/thousands-expected-take-part-trans-24477303 |website=Dublin Live |date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> and for better access to [[Transgender health care|gender affirming care]] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ní Fhearraigh-Joyce |first1=Brídín |title=What to fight for this Pride season in Ireland |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fight-pride-season-ireland-154906114.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALDIJA_C53Y95AlNwj_QZ8dZhYl6Y1C2E2TY58rPimNQkWh2jIMN-fOoZrwoZt_FyLEr-ijLYlD0xwqShMQW33BFJ9LQUnpSK-EeBieHK7PeywS02u-1UE65ZOJO3tWUtNEeavvKNiDzS5SX8Kbb-RUihze9UgH-tWrAr5sTVxT_ |website=Yahoo! News |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>

====Italy====
[[File:Arcilesbica - Striscione al Gay Pride nazionale di Grosseto (2004).jpg|thumb|right|Italian lesbian organisation Arcilesbica at the National Italian Gay Pride march in [[Grosseto]], Italy, in 2004]]

The first public demonstration within the LGBT community in Italy took place in [[Sanremo|San Remo]] on April 5, 1972, as a protest against the International Congress on Sexual Deviance organized by the Catholic-inspired Italian Center of Sexology. The event was attended by about forty people belonging to various homophile groups, including ones from France, Belgium, Great Britain's Gay Liberation Front, and Italy's activist homosexual rights group ''{{ill|Fuori!|it}}''.<ref name="Barilli-1999">{{cite book |language=it |last1=Rossi Barilli |first1=Gianni |title=Il movimento gay in Italia |trans-title=The Gay Movement in Italy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2cJ1zT70ucwC |publisher=[[Feltrinelli (publisher)|Feltrinelli]] |location=Milano |year=1999 |isbn=88-07-81559-1 |oclc=801192305 |series=Universale economica}}</ref>{{rp|54–59}}

The first Italian event specifically associated with international celebrations of Gay Pride was the sixth congress of ''Fuori!'' held in [[Turin]] in late June 1978 and included a week of films on gay subjects.<ref name="Barilli-1999"/>{{rp|103}}  Episodes of violence against homosexuals were frequent in Italy, such as in the summer of 1979 when two young gay men were killed in [[Livorno]]. In [[Pisa]] in November of that year, the {{ill|Orfeo Collective|it|Collettivo Omosessuale Orfeo}} organized the first march against anti-gay violence. Around 500 gay and lesbian participants attended, and this remained the largest gathering of the kind until 1994.<ref name="Barilli-1999"/>{{rp|122–124}}

Later, a system of "national Pride" observances designated one city to hold the official events, starting with Rome in 1994. Starting in 2013, the organization Onda Pride organized additional events, and in 2019 events were organized in 39 cities nationwide.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Kosovo====
Events celebrating the [[International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia]] have been organized in Kosovo since 2007. The first pride parade occurred in Pristina in May 2016, with attendance from President [[Hashim Thaçi]] and British and American diplomats.<ref name="thaçi"/> The annual Pride Week has been held in Pristina since 2017. In 2018, Mayor [[Shpend Ahmeti]] participated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/pristina-to-host-second-ever-gay-pride-parade/29535674.html|title=Kosovar Minister, Pristina's Mayor Join Gay Pride-Parade|work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|date=10 October 2018|location=Pristina}}</ref> During the event's third edition in October 2019, participants started at the [[Skanderbeg Square, Pristina|Skanderbeg Square]], making their way down Mother Teresa Boulevard to Zahir Pajaziti Square, passing the government and parliament buildings and other landmarks of the city, with the slogan "Whoever your heart beats for" (''Për kon t'rreh zemra''). The events have been held without incidence,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/in-photos-kosovo-holds-its-third-pride-parade-mag/|title=In photos: Kosovo holds its third Pride Parade|work=Prishtina Insight|date=10 October 2019|last=Travers|first=Eve-anne}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://balkaninsight.com/2019/10/10/kosovos-3rd-pride-parade-demands-law-implementation/|title=Kosovo Pride Activists Put Law Under Spotlight|work=Balkan Insight|date=10 October 2019|last=Bami|first=Xhorxhina|location=Pristina}}</ref> and consist of various artistic exhibitions, parties, conferences, discussions and a parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/pride-week-kicks-off-in-prishtina/|title=Pride Week kicks off in Prishtina|work=Prishtina Insight|date=10 October 2019|last=Travers|first=Eve-anne}}</ref>

====Latvia====
{{Main|Riga Pride and Friendship Days}}

On July 22, 2005, the first Latvian gay pride march took place in [[Riga]], surrounded by protesters. It had previously been banned by the [[Riga City Council]], and the then-[[Prime Minister of Latvia]], [[Aigars Kalvītis]], opposed the event, stating Riga should "not promote things like that", however a court decision allowed the march to go ahead.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4708617.stm | work=BBC News | title=Latvia gay pride given go-ahead | date=July 22, 2005 | access-date=2010-05-22}}</ref> In 2006, LGBT people in Latvia attempted a Parade but were assaulted by "No Pride" protesters, an incident sparking a storm of international media pressure and protests from the European Parliament at the failure of the Latvian authorities to adequately protect the Parade so that it could proceed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2007, following international pressure, a Pride Parade was held once again in Riga with 4,500 people parading around [[Vērmane Garden]], protected physically from "No Pride" protesters by 1,500 [[State Police (Latvia)|Latvian police]], with ringing the inside and the outside of the iron railings of the park. Two fire crackers were detonated with one being thrown from outside at the end of the festival as participants were moving off to the buses. A man and his son were afterwards arrested by the police.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/baltijas-praida-2012-gajienu-ar-svilpieniem-sagaida-vairaki-protestetaji.a6934/|title="Baltijas praida 2012" gājienu ar svilpieniem sagaida vairāki protestētāji|date=2012-06-02|website=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]]|language=lv|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> This caused some alarm but no injury, although participants did have to run the gauntlet of "No Pride" abuse as they ran to the buses. They were driven to a railway station on the outskirts of Riga, from where they went to a post Pride "relax" at the seaside resort of [[Jūrmala]]. Participants included [[Member of the European Parliament|MEPs]], [[Amnesty International]] observers and random individuals who travelled from abroad to support LGBT Latvians and their friends and families.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2008, the Riga Pride was held in the historically potent 11. novembra krastmala (November 11 [[Bank (geography)|Embankment]]) beneath the [[Riga Castle]]. The participants heard speeches from MEPs and a message of support from the [[President of Latvia|Latvian President]]. The embankment was not open and was isolated from the public with some participants having trouble getting past police cordons. About 300 ''No Pride'' protesters gathered on the bridges behind barricades erected by the police who kept Pride participants and the "No Pride" protesters separated. Participants were once more "bused" out but this time a 5-minute journey to central Riga.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2009, the annual Baltic Pride was launched, with the first edition being held in Riga with a march. This event and the following ones have been held without serious incidents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-15 |title=Baltic Pride march gets green light in Latvia |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2009/05/baltic-pride-march-gets-green-light-latvia-20090515/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref>

The 2012 Baltic Pride was held on June 2. The parade marched through Tērbatas street from the corner of Ģertrūdes street towards Vērmane Garden, where concerts and a conference were held. The events were attended by the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Latvia|United States Ambassador to Latvia]] [[Judith G. Garber|Judith Garber]] and the Latvian [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], [[Edgars Rinkēvičs]].<ref name=":1" />

In 2015, Riga hosted the pan-European [[Europride|EuroPride]] event with about 5000 participants engaging in approximately 50 cultural and entertainment events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ir.lv/2015/06/20/eiropraida-riga-piedalijusies-aptuveni-5000-cilveku/|title=Eiropraidā Rīgā piedalījušies aptuveni 5000 cilvēku • IR.lv|date=2015-06-20|website=[[Ir (newspaper)|Ir.lv]]|language=lv-LV|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>

The Baltic Pride event returned to Riga in 2018, the year of the [[Latvia 100|centenary of the independence of Latvia]] and all three [[Baltic states]]. An estimated 8000 people took part.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnet.lv/4515415/riga-bez-lieliem-starpgadijumiem-nosledzies-baltijas-praids|title=Rīgā bez lieliem starpgadījumiem noslēdzies "Baltijas praids"|date=2018-06-09|website=TVNET|language=lv|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> The events took place for 100 days from March 3 to June 10 with the parade being held through the city on June 9.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/riga-to-host-baltic-pride-2018.a237037/|title=Riga to host Baltic Pride 2018|date=2017-09-19|website=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]]|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lv/a/50106095|title=Foto: Vērmanes dārzā noslēdzies Baltijas praida gājiens; policija aizturējusi vienu personu|date=2018-06-09|website=[[Delfi (web portal)|delfi.lv]]|language=lv|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>

====Lithuania====
In 2010 first pride parade - the 2nd [[Baltic Pride]] - in [[Lithuania]] was held in [[Vilnius]]. About 300 foreign guests marched through the streets along the local participants. Law was enforced with nearly a thousand policemen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullett |first=A. |date=2010-05-08 |title=Army of police for Lithuania’s first gay parade |url=https://balticreports.com/2010/05/08/army-of-police-for-lithuanias-first-gay-parade/ |access-date= |website=Baltic Reports |language=en-US}}</ref>

The city also hosted the event in 2013 and 2016 gathering around 3 thousand participants each year.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The 2019 Baltic Pride was held on June 4–9 in Vilnius. An estimated 10 thousand people marched through the central part of the city.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Netherlands====
[[File:Gay pride amsterdam.jpg|thumb|[[Amsterdam]]'s pride parade is held in its canals]]
{{main|Amsterdam Gay Pride}}
In [[Amsterdam]], a pride parade has been held since 1996. The week(end)-long event involves concerts, sports tournaments, street parties and most importantly the Canal Pride, a parade on boats on the canals of Amsterdam. In 2008 three government ministers joined on their own boat, representing the whole cabinet. Mayor of Amsterdam [[Job Cohen]] also joined. About 500,000 visitors were reported. 2008 was also the first year large Dutch international corporations [[ING Group]] and [[TNT NV]] sponsored the event.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The Utrecht Canal Pride is the second largest gay pride in the country, organised annually since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utrechtcanalpride.nl/organisatie|title=Organisatie|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129064055/https://www.utrechtcanalpride.nl/organisatie|archive-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> Smaller Pride parades are organised in many larger cities across the country.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Poland====
[[File:Warszawa.ParadaRownosci2006wz3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Parada Równości|Warsaw Pride in 2006]]]]

{{main|Equality marches in Poland}}
The oldest pride parade in Poland, the [[Equality Parade in Warsaw]], has been organized since 2001. In 2005, the parade was forbidden by local authorities (including then-Mayor [[Lech Kaczyński]]) but occurred nevertheless. The ban was later declared a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights ([[Bączkowski and Others v. Poland]]). In 2008, more than 1,800 people joined the march. In 2010 EuroPride took place in Warsaw with approximately 8,000 participants. The last parade in Warsaw, in 2019, drew 80,000 people. Other Polish cities which host pride parades are [[Kraków]], [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Toruń]], [[Wrocław]], [[Lublin]], [[Częstochowa]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Opole]], [[Zielona Góra]], [[Konin]], [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Szczecin]], [[Kalisz]], [[Koszalin]], [[Olsztyn]], [[Kielce]], [[Gniezno]], [[Katowice]], [[Białystok]], [[Radomsko]], and [[Płock]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Portugal====
In [[Lisbon]], the Pride Parade, known as ''Marcha do Orgulho LGBTI+,'' has been held every year since 2000, as well as in [[Porto]] since 2006.<ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.orgulhoporto.org/ orgulhoporto.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711163905/https://orgulhoporto.org/ |date=July 11, 2020 }}. orgulhoporto.org. Retrieved on 2011-07-10.</ref> Other locations, such as [[Funchal]], [[Braga]] and [[Ovar]] have hosted their Pride Parades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnoticias.pt/madeira/cerca-de-300-pessoas-participaram-na-1--marcha-do-orgulho-lgbti-do-funchal-CC2141598|title=Cerca de 300 pessoas participaram na 1.ª Marcha do Orgulho LGBTI do Funchal|work=www.dnoticias.pt|access-date=2018-06-17|language=pt-PT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606173346/https://www.dnoticias.pt/madeira/cerca-de-300-pessoas-participaram-na-1--marcha-do-orgulho-lgbti-do-funchal-CC2141598|archive-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AVfm |date=2023-08-01 |title=Marcha do Orgulho LGBTQIA+ passou pela CMO e terminou com Arraial na Casa do Povo |url=https://radioavfm.net/marcha-do-orgulho-lgbtqia-passou-pela-cmo-e-terminou-com-arraial-na-casa-do-povo/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Rádio AVfm |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Braga já tem data para sair do armário em 2023 |url=https://dezanove.pt/direitos-lgbtqiap-braga-ja-tem-data-1789181 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=dezanove.pt}}</ref>

====Russia====
[[File:MoscowPride2008-1.jpg|thumb|right|Moscow Pride protest in 2008]]
Prides in Russia are generally banned by city authorities in [[St. Petersburg]] and Moscow, due to opposition from politicians and religious leaders.{{Citation needed|date=January 2016}} Moscow Mayor [[Yuri Luzhkov]] has described the proposed [[Moscow Pride]] as "satanic".<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6310883.stm |title=''Moscow bans 'satanic' gay parade'' |work=BBC News |date=2007-01-29 |access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref> Attempted parades have led to clashes between protesters and counter-protesters, with the police acting to keep the two apart and disperse participants. In 2007 British activist [[Peter Tatchell]] was physically assaulted.<ref name=SMH>[https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/28/1180205111009.html?from=top5 Sidney Morning Herald]. Smh.com.au (May 28, 2007). Retrieved on 2011-07-10.</ref> This was not the case in the high-profile attempted march in May 2009, during the Eurovision Song Contest. In this instance the police played an active role in arresting pride marchers. The [[European Court of Human Rights]] has ruled that Russia has until January 20, 2010, to respond to cases of pride parades being banned in 2006, 2007 and 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091013020214/http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/09/Oct/0702.htm European Court of Human Rights Gives Russia Four Months to Answer Moscow Gay Prides Bans: Strasbourg Court decision could be announced before fifth Moscow Pride next year] October 7, 2009 UK Gay News via GayRussia.ru.</ref> In June 2012, Moscow courts enacted a hundred-year ban on pride parades.<ref>{{cite news |title=Not The Onion: Moscow Bans Gay Pride for Next 100 years |first=Steve |last=Clemons |author-link=Steven Clemons |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/06/not-the-onion-moscow-bans-gay-pride-for-next-100-years/258296/ |newspaper=[[The Atlantic]] |date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref>

====Serbia====
{{Further|Belgrade Pride}}

=====Belgrade Pride=====
[[File:Belgrade pride 2010-09.jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgrade Pride]] parade in Belgrade in 2010]]
Belgrade Pride is an annual LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the most prominent LGBTQ+ event in Serbia and has a history marked by both struggle and progress.

The first attempt to hold a Belgrade Pride march in 2001 was met with violence from opponents, and subsequent attempts faced government bans and clashes with extremists. In 2014, a turning point was reached when the first major, peaceful Pride march took place with significant police protection.<ref name="vreme1">{{cite web | url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291455 | title=Čistota Otačestva | publisher=[[Vreme]] | work=Majdun Zoran | date=July 5, 2001 | access-date=February 21, 2012 | language=sr | archive-date=August 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811082236/http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291455 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="vreme2">{{cite web | url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291456 | title=Mržnja na mreži, batine na ulici | publisher=[[Vreme]] | date=July 5, 2001 | access-date=February 21, 2012 | language=sr | archive-date=August 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811033440/http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=291456 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since 2014, Belgrade Pride has become a more regular and peaceful event, with growing participation. In 2023, Belgrade Pride saw its largest ever turnout, marking a significant step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makogon |first=Kateryna |date=2023-08-17 |title=Belgrade Pride is growing, yet their demands remain unheard |url=https://crd.org/2023/08/17/belgrade-pride-is-growing-yet-their-demands-remain-unheard/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Civil Rights Defenders |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Belgrade hosted EuroPride. The Government of Serbia banned the Pride march due to the potential risk for its participants shown by protests by extremist ultra-right-wing organizations. Despite the ban, the EuroPride march happened and approximately 10 000 people walked the shortened march route. Minor incidents happened during the parade walk, orchestrated by opponents of Europride.<ref name="EuroPride">{{cite web |url=https://www.epoa.eu/europride/europride-2022/ |title=EuroPride 2022 Belgrade |date=n.d. |publisher=EuroPride 2022 Belgrade |accessdate=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="EuroPride EWB">{{cite web |url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2022/08/05/its-time-for-europride-in-belgrade/ |author=Goran Miletić |title=It's time for EuroPride in Belgrade |date=5 August 2022 |publisher=[[European Western Balkans]] |accessdate=11 August 2022}}</ref>

====Slovenia====
Although first LGBTQ festival in [[Slovenia]] dates to 1984, namely the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the first pride parade was only organized in 2001 after a gay couple was asked to leave a [[Ljubljana]] café for being homosexual.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-08-03 |title=History Of Pride In Slovenia |url=https://www.thewanderlustherald.com/society/history-of-pride-in-slovenia/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Wanderlust Herald |language=en-GB}}</ref> Ljubljana pride is traditionally supported by the mayor of Ljubljana and left-wing politicians.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=The Team of Maribor Pride — Maribor Youth Cultural Center, Slovenia |url=https://alturi.org/feature_items/the-team-of-maribor-pride-maribor-youth-cultural-center-slovenia/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Alturi |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530004126/https://alturi.org/feature_items/the-team-of-maribor-pride-maribor-youth-cultural-center-slovenia/|archive-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>

On June 30, 2019, Maribor held their first pride parade which was largely supported by several embassy ambassadors and other organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maribor Holds First Pride Parade |url=https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/lifestyle/4010-maribor-holds-first-pride-parade |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=www.total-slovenia-news.com |language=en-gb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213122718/https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/lifestyle/4010-maribor-holds-first-pride-parade|archive-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>

====Spain====
[[1977 Barcelona gay pride demonstration|Spain's first pride parade]] was held in [[Barcelona]] on 26 June 1977, but was violently repressed by police, as official attitudes towards the LGBT community had not yet changed much since [[Francisco Franco|Franco's]] death in 1975.<ref>{{cite news
	| url = https://elpais.com/diario/1977/06/28/sociedad/236296811_850215.html
	| title = Manifestación en el "Día del orgullo homosexual"
	| last = Quinta
	| first = Alfons
	| date = 27 June 1977
	| newspaper = El País
	| access-date = 14 June 2024
	| quote = De cuatro a 5.000 personas -entre homosexuales y simpatizantes- se manifestaron en la tarde del domingo por las Ramblas barcelonesas, con motivo de la celebración del día internacional del Orgullo Homosexual.
}}</ref> However, ''Orgull de Barcelona'' ("Barcelona Pride") is nowadays a yearly event, and local politicians attend. The 2022 gathering drew a crowd of some 90,000.<ref>{{cite web
	| url = https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2022-06-26/barcelona-la-capital-bollomami.html
	| title = Barcelona, la capital 'bollomami'
	| last = Baquero
	| first = Camilo S.
	| date = 26 June 2022
	| website = elpais.com
	| publisher = El País
	| access-date = 14 June 2024
	| quote = Bajo el lema “Lesbianas visibles y poderosas”, miles de personas desfilaron este domingo por la avenida del Paralelo, entre las Tres Xemeneies y la plaza de Espanya...
}}</ref>

[[File:Europride 2007 Madrid.JPG|thumb|More than 500,000 people in Europride 2007 pride parade in [[Madrid]]]]
Madrid Pride Parade, known as ''Fiesta del Orgullo Gay'' (or simply ''Fiesta del Orgullo''), ''Manifestación Estatal del Orgullo LGTB'' and ''Día del Orgullo Gay'' (or simply ''Día del Orgullo''), is held the first Saturday after June 28<ref name="López2015">{{cite book|author=Enrique Ávila López|title=Modern Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjkVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA399|date=7 December 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-601-2|pages=399–}}</ref> since 1979.<ref name="Spain decriminalized '79">{{cite news|title=Where is it illegal to be gay?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-25927595|work=BBC|date=February 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522193241/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-25927595|archive-date=May 22, 2023}}</ref>

The event is organised by [[COGAM]] (Madrid GLTB Collective) and [[FELGTB]] (Spanish Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals) and supported by other national and international LGTB groups. The first Gay Pride Parade in Madrid was held in June 1979 nearly four years after the death of Spain's dictator [[Francisco Franco]], with the gradual arrival of democracy and the de-criminalization of homosexuality. Since then, dozens of companies like [[Microsoft]], [[Google]] and [[Schweppes]] and several political parties and trade unions, including [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]], [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|PODEMOS]], [[United Left (Spain)|United Left]], [[Union, Progress and Democracy]], [[CCOO]] and [[Unión General de Trabajadores|UGT]] have been sponsoring and supporting the parade. Madrid Pride Parade is the biggest gay demonstration in Europe, with more than 1.5 million attendees in 2009, according to the [[Spanish government]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2007, [[Europride]], the European Pride Parade, took place in [[Madrid]]. About 2.5 million people attended more than 300 events over one week in the Spanish capital to celebrate Spain as the country with the most developed LGBT rights in the world. Independent media estimated that more than 200,000 visitors came from foreign countries to join in the festivities. Madrid gay district [[Chueca, Madrid|Chueca]], the biggest gay district in Europe, was the centre of the celebrations. The event was supported by the city, regional and national government and private sector which also ensured that the event was financially successful. [[Barcelona]], [[Valencia]] and [[Seville]] hold also local Pride Parades. In 2008 [[Barcelona]] hosted the [[EuroGames (LGBT sporting event)|Eurogames]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=EGLSF |date=2008-07-28 |title=Barcelona 2008: EuroGames 2008 concluded |url=https://www.eglsf.info/news/barcelona-2008-eurogames-2008-concluded/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=EGLSF.info |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2014, Winter Pride Maspalomas was held for the first time at [[Maspalomas]], Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, one of one Europe's most popular LGTB tourist destinations. Within a few years of its existence, Winter Pride Maspalomas became a major Pride celebration within Spain and Europe. During its 6th edition in November 2019, the Pride Walk LGBT equal rights march had over 18,000 international visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20191204/472058971346/la-sexta-edicion-del-winter-pride-maspalomas-duplico-los-asistentes.html|title=La sexta edición del Winter Pride Maspalomas duplicó los asistentes|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=2019-12-09|language=es|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213122737/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20191204/472058971346/la-sexta-edicion-del-winter-pride-maspalomas-duplico-los-asistentes.html|archive-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>

In 2017, Madrid hosted the [[WorldPride]]. It would be the first time WorldPride was celebrated in a Spanish city.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://worldgaypridemadrid2017.com/en/worldpride/ | title=Madrid WorldPride 2017 | date=2016-11-23 | access-date=January 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819062934/http://worldgaypridemadrid2017.com/en/worldpride/ | archive-date=August 19, 2018 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Spain 2017">{{cite news |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/party-security-madrid-gears-worldpride-march-024249481.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANABGRnDQzZMuIuQ5vxZtLIQ0_JlC2_YQTCrKatWf1hcLBokZqOBn3zWeNEbFhz1RFt8bkDbrCl2GU0Ca-Ab5EpVMW5iyOkrO4zlSvq0M3eLIJevrfSSnaF2CTlrcH6Lo4BgzbCej_cqAbYlfkz6Obq0mRpJiz_4c_CBOq70Yo5X |last1=Boutreux |first1=Laurence |title=Party and security: Madrid gears up for WorldPride march |agency=Associated Press |via=Yahoo! News |date=June 30, 2017 |access-date=March 4, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Mr Gay Pride Spain">{{cite web|title=Mr Gay Pride Grand Final|url=http://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/agenda/eventos/madrid/mrgay_pride_granfinal.html|website=Spain info|publisher=Spain government|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328195655/http://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/agenda/eventos/madrid/mrgay_pride_granfinal.html|archive-date=March 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr Gay Pride 10th anniversary|url=http://mrgaypride.es/|website=Mr Gay Pride}}</ref>

====Sweden====
The [[Stockholm Pride]], sometimes styled as ''STHLM Pride'', is the biggest annual Pride event in the Nordic countries with over 60,000 participants early and 600,000 people following the parade. The Stockholm Pride is notable for several officials such as the [[Swedish Police Authority]] and [[Swedish Armed Forces]] having their own entities in the parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/sweden/articles/stockholm-pride-swedens-armed-forces-lace-up-their-military-boots-with-color/|title=Stockholm Pride: Sweden's Armed Forces Lace Up Their Military Boots With Color|date=2017-08-04|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Culture Trip|last=Lembke|first=Judi}}</ref>

[[File:Europride parade Stockholm 2018 718.jpg|thumb|[[EuroPride]] parade in Stockholm, Sweden, 2018]]

Several Swedish cities have their own Pride festivals, most notably [[Gothenburg]] and [[Malmö]]. In 2018, Stockholm Pride and Gothenburg West Pride, co-hosted the 25th annual [[EuroPride]] parade.<ref>{{cite web|title=EuroPride 2018 – Stockholm & Gothenburg|url=http://epoa.eu/europride/europride-2018-sweden/|website=European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA)|date=2018|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140611/http://epoa.eu/europride/europride-2018-sweden/}}</ref>

====Turkey====
[[File:Gay pride Istanbul at Taksim Square.jpg|thumb|Istanbul LGBT pride parade in 2011, [[Taksim Square]], Istanbul]]
Turkey was the first Muslim-majority country in which a gay pride march was held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pride.yahoo.com/2010/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213161714/http://pride.yahoo.com/2010/|url-status=dead|title=Yahoo Pride|archivedate=February 13, 2012}}</ref> Gay pride march in [[Istanbul]] started with 30 people in 2003. Similar pride marches were being held each year in other cities including [[Ankara]] (since 2008), [[İzmir]] and [[Antalya]] (since 2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=14410 |title=İzmir'de İlk Onur Yürüyüşünde Sokaklar Doldu Taştı &#124; Kaos GL Gey Lezbiyen Biseksüel Trans Eşcinsel Haber Portalı |publisher=Kaosgl.com |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110125712/http://www.kaosgl.com/sayfa.php?id=14410 |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siyahpembe.org/index.php/antalya-ve-izmir-onur-haftasini-yuruyusle-selamlayacak/ |access-date=July 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701210325/http://www.siyahpembe.org/index.php/antalya-ve-izmir-onur-haftasini-yuruyusle-selamlayacak/ |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |title=Antalya ve İzmir, Onur Haftası'nı Yürüyüşle Selamlayacak |date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref> In Istanbul, the numbers have increased each year, reaching roughly 15,000 people by 2011. The 2014 pride attracted more than 100,000 people, therefore making Gay Pride Istanbul the biggest march of its kind in the Muslim World. The [[European Union]] praised Turkey that the parade went ahead without disruption.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/package/brochures/turkey_2013.pdf |title=Turkey 2013 |access-date=2013-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115052535/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/package/brochures/turkey_2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/21696299/__Gay_Pride_in_Istanbul_groot_succes__.html |title=Gay Pride in Istanbul groot succes – Nieuws &#124; Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl [tv&#93; |publisher=Telegraaf.nl |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728210152/http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/21696299/__Gay_Pride_in_Istanbul_groot_succes__.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Politicians of the biggest opposition party, [[Republican People's Party|CHP]] and another opposition party, [[Peace and Democracy Party|BDP]] also lent their support to the demonstration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25227029/ |title=İstiklal Caddesi 10 bin renk! – Genel |publisher=ntvmsnbc.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095803/http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25227029/ }}</ref> The pride march in Istanbul does not receive any support of the municipality or the government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=istanbul-becoming-proud-of-pride-week-2011-06-19 |title=ARTS-CULTURE – Istanbul becoming proud of Pride Week |publisher=Hurriyetdailynews.com |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903051211/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=istanbul-becoming-proud-of-pride-week-2011-06-19 }}</ref> However, on 28 June 2015, Turkish police used a water cannon to disperse the gay pride parade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-rights-gay-pride-idINKCN0P80O420150628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307102335/http://in.reuters.com/article/turkey-rights-gay-pride-idINKCN0P80O420150628 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |title=Turkish police use water cannon to disperse gay pride parade - by Mehmet, Caliskan and Yesmin Dikmen|agency=in.reuters.com |date= 28 June 2015|access-date=2015-06-28|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> In 2016, the pride march was banned by the [[Governor of İstanbul|Istanbul Governor's Office]] "for the safety of our citizens, first and foremost the participants'."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/turkish-police-break-up-gay-pride-protest-in-istanbul Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul], ''The Guardian''([https://web.archive.org/web/20230517170911/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/turkish-police-break-up-gay-pride-protest-in-istanbul Archive])</ref> In 2019, for the fifth consecutive year the Istanbul Governor's Office yet again banned the LGBTQ Pride Parade, citing security concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ahvalnews.com/pride-march/authorities-block-pride-march-second-istanbul-location|title=Authorities block Pride March in second Istanbul location|website=Ahval|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912115725/https://ahvalnews.com/pride-march/authorities-block-pride-march-second-istanbul-location|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 29 June, hundreds of people defied the ban, they were met with tear gas and water cannon from the police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.bianet.org/english/lgbti/209921-police-attack-with-shields-pepper-gas-after-pride-parade-statement-read|title=Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read - Evrim Kepenek, Hikmet Adal - english}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5617924/istanbul-police-turkey-lgbt-pride-tear-gas/|title=&#124; Time|access-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702235421/https://time.com/5617924/istanbul-police-turkey-lgbt-pride-tear-gas/|archive-date=2 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/istanbul-police-use-tear-gas-to-disperse-gay-pride-march/a-49421078|title=Istanbul police use tear gas to disperse gay pride march &#124; DW &#124; 30.06.2019|website=DW.COM}}</ref>

On 10 June 2018, the 6th [[İzmir Pride]] was held. Around 50,000 people participated at the Pride.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bianet.org/english/lgbti/198048-6th-izmir-pride-parade-we-ll-walk-up-to-fear |title=6th İzmir Pride Parade: 'We'll Walk Up to Fear'|publisher= bianet.org |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>

====Northern Cyprus====
The annual pride parade has been held in [[North Nicosia]] without incidents since 2014. In 2024, Mayor [[Mehmet Harmanci]] participated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=North holds LGBT pride parade |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/05/17/north-holds-lgbt-pride-parade/ |access-date= |website=cyprus-mail.com |language=en}}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
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There are five main pride events in the UK LGBT pride calendar: [[London Community Pride|London]], [[Brighton Pride|Brighton]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester Pride|Manchester]], and [[Birmingham Pride|Birmingham]] being the largest and are the cities with the biggest gay populations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Top Five Pride Experiences in Britain for 2023 |url=https://www.visitbritain.com/gb/en/media/story-ideas/top-five-pride-experiences-britain-2023-0 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=VisitBritain |language=en-gb}}</ref>

[[Pride in London]] is one of the biggest in Europe and takes place on the final Saturday in June or first Saturday in July each year.  London also hosted a Black Pride in August and Soho Pride or a similar event every September. During the early-1980s, there was a women-only Lesbian Strength march held each year a week before the Gay Pride march. 2012 saw [[World Pride]] coming to London.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Starting in 2017, there is a Pride parade for the city's [[Black British people|black]] community that takes place the day after the main Pride parade, at the [[Vauxhall Gardens]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Baggs |first=Michael |date=6 July 2018 |title=Black Pride: Why we need an event to celebrate being black and gay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44725126 |work=BBC News |access-date=7 July 2018 }}</ref>  In February 2018, the charity [[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]] announced that they would support Black Pride instead of the main Pride parade.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/blog/stonewalls-attendance-at-pride-events-in-2018 |title=Stonewall's attendance at Pride events in 2018 |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230605/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/blog/stonewalls-attendance-at-pride-events-in-2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Brighton Pride]] is held on the first Saturday of August (apart from in 2012 when the event was moved to September due to the 2012 Olympics). The event starts from the seafront and culminating at [[Preston Park, Brighton|Preston Park]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=J |title=Parade Route For 2019 |url=https://www.brighton-pride.org/parade-route-for-2019/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Brighton & Hove Pride |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629213219/https://www.brighton-pride.org/parade-route-for-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Liverpool Pride]] was launched in 2010, but by 2011 it became the largest free Gay Pride festival in the United Kingdom outside London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gayradiouk.com |title=Liverpool Pride 2012 |publisher=Gaydar Radio |date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=2012-05-30 |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909030739/http://www.gayradiouk.com/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Dean Booth |url=http://outoncampus.org/uk/events/878/liverpool-pride-2012 |title=Liverpool Pride 2012 |date=May 24, 2012 |publisher=Out on Campus |access-date=2012-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529065119/http://outoncampus.org/uk/events/878/liverpool-pride-2012 |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jonathon Gilbert |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/04/07/liverpool-pride-expected-to-bring-30-000-people-to-city-for-august-festival-100252-28475192 |title=Liverpool Pride expected to bring 30,000 people to city for August festival |date=April 7, 2011 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |access-date=2012-05-30}}</ref> ([[LGBT culture in Liverpool|Liverpool's LGBT]] population was 94,000 by mid-2009 according to the North West Regional Development Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vsnw.org.uk/files/Publications/Final_report_Jan_2012.pdf |title= Voluntary Sector North West - Archives}})</ref>

[[Manchester Pride]] has been running since 1985 and centres around the famous [[Canal Street (Manchester)|Canal Street]]. It is traditionally a four-day celebration held over the [[Public holidays in the United Kingdom|August bank holiday]] weekend.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

[[Birmingham Pride]] usually takes place during the final Spring bank holiday weekend in May, and focuses on the [[Birmingham Gay Village]] area of the city, with upwards of 70,000 people in attendance annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Pride - Visit Birmingham |url=https://visitbirmingham.com/event/birmingham-pride/132458101/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=visitbirmingham.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

Pride events also happen in most other major cities such as Belfast, [[Bristol Pride|Bristol]], [[Pride Cymru|Cardiff]], [[Pride Scotia|Edinburgh]], [[Pride Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[Pride in Hull|Hull]], [[Leeds Pride|Leeds]], [[Leicester Pride|Leicester]], [[Northern Pride (festival)|Newcastle]], [[Nottingham Pride|Nottingham]] and Sheffield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK & Ireland Gay Pride Events Calendar 2022 |url=https://gayprideshop.co.uk/pages/uk-gay-pride-calendar-2022 |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=www.gayprideshop.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>