Editing Pride parade (section)

==Largest pride events==
{{main|List of largest LGBT events}}
[[File:NYC Pride 2019 05.jpg|thumb|An estimated 5 million people attended [[Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019]], the [[List of largest LGBT events|world's largest LGBT event in history]], with 4 million at the [[NYC Pride March]].]]
Although [[Crowd counting|estimating crowd size]] is an imprecise science, as of June 2019, [[LGBT culture in New York City|New York City]]'s [[NYC Pride March]] is North America's biggest Pride parade. The parade had 2.1 million people in 2015, which rose to 2.5 million in 2016.<ref name=":992">{{cite web|url=https://www.theactivetimes.com/travel/worlds-biggest-pride-parades|title=The World's Biggest Pride Parades|date=2018-06-04|website=The Active Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> In 2018, attendance was estimated around 2 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nyc-pride-march-tries-new-route-to-prepare-for-next-years-parade-1529868584|title=NYC Pride March Tries New Route to Prepare for Next Year's Event|last=Passy|first=Charles|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=June 24, 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> For [[Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019]] an estimated 5 million took part over the final weekend,<ref name=":9916">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/million-people-crowed-nyc-worldpride-mayor/story?id=64090338|title=Millions more attended WorldPride than expected|last1=Allen|first1=Karma|last2=Katersky|first2=Aaron|date=July 2, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-pride-idUSKCN1TV0T2|title=Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality: organizers|last1=Caspani|first1=Maria|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-07-08|last2=Lavietes|first2=Matthew}}</ref> with 4 million in attendance at the NYC Pride March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/irish-out-march-world-pride-new-york-city.amp|title=Irish march at historic World Pride in New York City|last=O'Doherty|first=Cahir|date=July 4, 2019|website=IrishCentral.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.gothamist.com/amp/articles/create?article_id=5d1a0666fa7735000188ec04|title=Photos: Massive Turnout For Euphoric NYC Pride March: Gothamist|last=Lynch|first=Scott|website=Gothamist|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703202525/https://amp.gothamist.com/amp/articles/create?article_id=5d1a0666fa7735000188ec04}}</ref>

[[São Paulo]], Brazil's, event, [[Parada do Orgulho GLBT de São Paulo]], is South America's largest, and was listed by [[Guinness World Records]] as the world's largest Pride parade in 2006 with 2.5 million people.<ref name=":991">{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/colunas/destaquesgls/ult10009u406368.shtml|title=Guinness exclui recorde da Parada Gay - 28/05/2008|last=Ripardo|first=Sérgio|date=May 28, 2008|website=Folha Online|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> It broke the Guinness record in 2009 with four million attendees.<ref name="Lawler">{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/18/brazil-holds-worlds-largest-pride-parade|title=Brazil Holds World's Largest Pride Parade|last=Lawler|first=Opheli Garcia|date=June 18, 2017|website=The Fader|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> It kept the title from 2006 to at least 2016.<ref name="Sheets">{{cite web|url=http://www.pride.com/pride/2016/6/02/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-pride|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Pride|last=Sheets|first=Cassie|date=June 1, 2017|website=Pride.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> It had up to five million attendees in 2017.<ref name=":992" /><ref name=":990" /> {{As of|2019|June|df=}}, it had 3 to 5 million each year.<ref name="Nomadic Boys">{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-america/travel-tips-and-articles/south-americas-best-pride-parades/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2755fd4|title=South America's best Pride parades|date=June 11, 2019|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> In 2019, it had 3 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/sao-paulo/2019-lgbt-parade-in-sao-paulo-raised-r403-million-for-the-city/|title=2019 LGBT Parade in São Paulo Raised R$403 Million for the City|last=Petrov|first=Arkady|date=2019-06-30|website=The Rio Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>

The [[Tokyo Rainbow Pride]] parade in Japan is one of the largest Pride parades in Asia.

In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic]], most Pride parades and events were either cancelled or held online.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Will LGBTQ Pride Celebrations Look Like This Year?|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/global-pride-2020-pride-parades-go-virtual-amid-coronavirus-pandemic|access-date=2020-11-01|website=AFAR Media|date=June 19, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Thousands March in Taiwan's Pride Parade With Outbreak Contained|language=en|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-31/thousands-march-in-taiwan-s-pride-parade-with-outbreak-contained|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-31|title=Social Media Buzz: Connery Dies; American Rescued; Taiwan Pride - BNN Bloomberg|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/social-media-buzz-connery-dies-american-rescued-taiwan-pride-1.1515834|access-date=2020-11-01|website=BNN}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|June|df=}}, [[Spain]]'s [[Madrid Pride]], [[Orgullo Gay de Madrid]] (MADO), is Europe's biggest; it had 3.5 million attendees when it hosted [[WorldPride]] in 2017.<ref name=":990" />

{{As of|2019|June|df=}}, the largest LGBTQ events include:

* in [[Asia]], it is [[Taiwan Pride]] in [[Taipei]];<ref name=":990" /> 
* in the [[Middle East]], it is [[Tel Aviv Pride]] in [[Israel]];<ref name=":990">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/2019/06/10/pride-2019-worlds-biggest-lgbtq-festivals/39552479/|title=Pride 2019: The world's 15 biggest LGBTQ celebrations, from New York to Tel Aviv|date=June 10, 2019|website=[[USA Today]] Travel|language=en|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> 
* in [[Oceania]], it is [[Australia]]'s [[Sydney Mardi Gras Parade]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/20/glitter-banned-sydney-mardi-gras-australia-pride/|title=Glitter has been banned from Australia's biggest Pride celebration|last=Duffy|first=Nick|date=February 20, 2019|website=PinkNews|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
* in [[Africa]], it is [[South Africa]]'s [[Johannesburg Pride]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/pride-pictures-johannesburgs-pride-parade-biggest-africa-theres-reason/|title=Pride in Pictures: Johannesburg's Pride parade is the biggest in Africa & there's a reason why|last=Mohamed|first=Amarra|date=2019-06-06|website=www.lgbtqnation.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>