National Pride March

{{short description|Protest event in June 2017}}

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| location = Washington, D.C., United States

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The National Pride March, also known as the Equality March for Unity and Pride{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/lgbtq-rally-national-equality-march/|title=At Equality March, thousands rally for LGBTQ rights|last=Gray|first=Jenna|date=11 June 2017|work=PBS NewsHour|access-date=2017-06-11|language=en-US}} and LGBT Resist March,{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/2017/3/10/la-pride-replacing-parade-protest-march|title=L.A. Pride Replacing Parade With a Protest March|date=10 March 2017|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/pride/2017/3/13/la-pride-host-lgbt-protest-march-instead-traditional-parade|title=L.A. Pride to Host LGBTQ Protest March Instead of Traditional Parade|date=13 March 2017|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2017/03/la-pride-resistance-protest/|title=LA Pride Swaps Celebratory Parade For A Resistance Protest|date=13 March 2017|publisher=}} occurred on June 11, 2017, in conjunction with Washington, D.C.'s annual pride parade, Capital Pride. The event was organized by New York gay activist David Bruinooge.{{cite journal|last1=Lambert|first1=Michael|title=LGBTQ March on Washington Planned for D.C.'s Pride Weekend|journal=Out|date=January 28, 2017|url=http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2017/1/28/lgbtq-march-washington-planned-dcs-pride-weekend|accessdate=March 24, 2017|publisher=Here Media|issn=1062-7928}} By late January 2017, more than 50,000 people had expressed interest in attending the event on its Facebook page.{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Hayley|title=LGBTQ March on Washington Joins Forces with Major Pride Festival|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-pride-march-on-washington-joins-forces-with-major-lgbtq-festival_us_5889f826e4b0024605fde12c|accessdate=March 24, 2017|work=The Huffington Post|date=January 27, 2017}} The march also commemorated the 49 victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.{{cite web|last=Eichel |first=Jodie |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/orlando-pulse-nightclub-lgbtq-gay-gayborhood-woodys-icandy-20170613.html |title=Orlando shooting: A year later, Philly's LGBTQ community is flawed but fierce |publisher=Philly.com |date=2016-06-12 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}

Thousands gathered for the march in Washington, D.C., which went past the White House and on toward the U.S. Capitol.{{cite news|title=Anti-Trump sentiment permeates LGBT Pride marches across US|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/11/pride-lgbt-rights-equality-march-donald-trump|accessdate=June 11, 2017|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 11, 2017}}