Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Human Rights Coalition
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2009 GAY PRIDE SCHEDULE DATES IN THE U.S.A. AND AROUND THE WORLD
Cape Town Pride Festival 2009 Friday, 20th February - Sunday, 1st March Cape Town host their Parade and Carnival. For more information, please visit www.captownpride.co.za
Sydney Mardi Gras 2009 Saturday, 7th March Sydney's infamous gay festival features a parade through the city along Oxford Street followed by an enormous party at Fox Studios with massiv dance arenas and the main stage where the odd celebrity is known to appear! For more information, please visit www.mardigras.org.au
Gay Pride Maspalomas 2009 Sunday, 3rd til Saturday, 9th May The fun and games commence at this popular sun-drenched Pride. times: Sun, midnight til Sat, midnight
Tokyo Pride Parade 2009 Saturday, 23rd May Parade and Festival with this year's theme of 'Festival - Our Message! Diversity is our Strength!'. For more information, please visit www.tokyo-pride.org - site in Japanese, so please use Google to translate page if English version required.
Capital Pride 2009 : Washington Thursday, 4th til Saturday, 13th June The US Capital, Washington, celebrates the DC Metro Area LGBT Community and its friends and allies with parade and festival featuring entertainment stages, vendors and exhibitions, along with 7 hours of non-stop music, entertainment and fun and attracting over 200,000 people.
LA Pride 2009 times: Thu, midnight til Sat, midnight This year is the 39th Annual Los Angeles Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender Pride Celebration and will feature booths, food, exhibits, dance pavilions and live entertainment. For more information, please visit www.lapride.org
Brisbane Pride 2009 times: Thu, midnight til Sat, midnight Brisbane holds its Pride Rally, March and fair day. For more information please visit www.pridebrisbane.org.au
Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2009 Thursday, 18th til Sunday, 28th June A ten day festival of family fun to highlight the desire for further recognition regarding LGBTQ partnership rights. For more information, please visit www.dublinpride.org
New York City Pride 2009 times: Thu, midnight til Sun, midnight A week long festival, culminating in a magnificent parade through the streets of the city. For more information, please visit www.nycpride.org
San Francisco Pride 2009 times: Sun, midnight til Sun, midnight One of the largest and best-known Pride events in the world, San Francisco Pride returns for the 29th year running. Expect the parade and two day celebration with big name acts, along with loads more performance areas. For more information on this event, please visit www.sfpride.org
Pride London 09 @ Central London times: Sat, midday til Sun, 7pm Following the Pride London Parade, there will once again be a fabulous afternoon of entertainment, speakers, community and music on the Main Stage in Trafalgar Square and across Soho. See www.pridelondon.org for more details.
Sparkle 2009 @ Sackville Gardens, Manchester/Gay Village : Canal Street, Manchester times: 1pm - 8pm. door tax: Free Entry One of the largest celebrations in the trans world
returns to Manchester with a host of events and their usual fun
and frolics in Sackville Gardens. times: Various times for individual activities. door tax: Sparkle is a free event, but please support the costs by purchasing a special wristband or donate online by clicking here
Brighton Pride 2009 - Pride in Brighton & Hove @ All over Brighton Saturday, 25th July til Sunday, 2nd August The summer festival kicks off on Saturday 25th July with events all over the city, leading up to the main parade and park event on Saturday 1st August. Full listings will be available here in June. This year's theme is Pride's Around The World! times: Times vary according to event. Keep an eye on event listings for more information.
World AIDS Day
The 21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change will be held in Denver, Colorado, Jan. 28–Feb. 1, 2009. Check this site often for updates and details about the conference program. Each year the conference is held in a different region of the United States and attracts 2,500+ participants from within and outside of the LGBT community. It's is well known for providing a unique environment where activists and leaders come together from diverse places and backgrounds to create a community that is both strengthening and inspiring to the participants. Creating Change is for you if you are: an activist and organizer in your community, campus or workplace; a board member, staff member or leader in a LGBT organization, community center or foundation; an elected or appointed official; a change agent for justice, freedom &equality for all. In other words, Creating Change has something for everyone! For more information:
LGBT History Month Is Observed In October
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