WORLDPRIDE AWARENESS
WORLDPRIDE AND EUROPRIDE InterPride was founded by Marsha H Levine and the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators (USA) in 1982, and has grown into a global network of over 400 LGBTQIA+ member organisations from over 70 counties. It is the international organization that advances the Pride movement by coordinating with global partners. WorldPride is a global LGBTQIA+ festival that has been staged since 2000, with cities competing to host the event. WorldPride aims to promote and advocate for LGBTQIA+ human rights around the world. The right to host it is licensed by InterPride which has representatives from nearly every Pride organisation around the world. The first WorldPride took place in Rome in July 2000, followed by Jerusalem in 2006, London in 2012, Toronto in 2014, Madrid in 2017, New York in 2019, and Copenhagen in 2021. Host cities continue to be selected by the members of InterPride with WorldPrides usually held every two to three years. In 2019, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was successful in winning the bid to host this year’s WorldPride in Sydney, having competed against Houston, USA and Montreal, Canada. Photography courtesy Sydney WorldPride 2023. This page: Sydney WorldPride, Ben Graetz as Miss Ellaneous. Photography Anna Kucera.
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