Paris Pride

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The Paris Pride ({{Langx|fr|Marche des fiertés LGBT de Paris}}) is a parade and festival held at the end of June each year in Paris, France to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people and their allies. The parade starts each year at Tour Montparnasse and ends at Place de la Bastille. After the parade the party continues in the gay district Le Marais.

History

Paris was the host of Europride in 1997.[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=16 April 2014}} Paris Pride began in 2001.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-26 |title=On-the-spot France – Gay marriage theme of Paris Pride parade |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20110626-gay-marriage-theme-paris-pride-parade |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=RFI |language=en}}

In 2011 an estimated 36,000 people attended the event, whose theme was "gay marriage".{{Cite web |title=SKNVibes {{!}} Paris Gay Pride buoyed by promise of gay marriage law |url=https://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/59976 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=sknvibes.com}}{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Mike |date=2011-06-26 |title=On-the-spot France – Gay marriage theme of Paris Pride parade |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20110626-gay-marriage-theme-paris-pride-parade |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=RFI |language=en}}

The event's theme in 2018 was "discrimination in sport".{{Cite web |date=2018-07-01 |title=Thousands attend Paris pride amid protests over theme |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/20180701-paris-pride |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=RFI |language=en}} Some attendees criticized this theme as glossing over larger issues for the LGBTQ community.

In 2021 an estimated 30,000 people attended the event.{{Cite web |title=Thousands turn out for Paris Pride march |url=https://www.wionews.com/world/thousands-turn-out-for-paris-pride-march-394211 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=WION|date=27 June 2021 }}