{{short description|Protest event in June 2017}} {{Infobox event | title = National Pride March | image = 2017.06.11 Equality March 2017, Washington, DC USA 6563 (35271668955).jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | image_alt = | caption = March participants in Washington, D.C. | native_name = | native_name_lang = | english_name = | time = | duration = | date = {{start date|2017|06|11}} | venue = | location = Washington, D.C., United States | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|region:XXXX_type:event|display=inline,title}} --> | also_known_as = | type = | theme = | cause = | first_reporter = | budget = | patron = <!-- or |patrons= --> | organisers = <!-- or |organizers= --> | filmed_by = | participants = | outcome = | awards = | url = | blank_label = <!-- or |blank_data= --> | blank1_label = <!-- or |blank1_data= --> | blank2_label = <!-- or |blank2_data= --> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | notes = }} The '''National Pride March''', also known as the '''Equality March for Unity and Pride'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/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}}</ref> and '''LGBT Resist March''',<ref>{{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=}}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lambert">{{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}}</ref> By late January 2017, more than 50,000 people had expressed interest in attending the event on its Facebook page.<ref name="Miller">{{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}}</ref> The march also commemorated the 49 victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Thousands gathered for the march in Washington, D.C., which went past the White House and on toward the U.S. Capitol.<ref name="guardian-11jun2017">{{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}}</ref>
==Satellite demonstrations== thumb|right|Demonstrators in Minneapolis
Cities hosting pride events in conjunction with the national campaign include: * Dallas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/gay-agenda-•-06-09-17-10237803.html |title=The Gay Agenda • 06-09-17 |website=www.dallasvoice.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609180751/http://www.dallasvoice.com/gay-agenda-%E2%80%A2-06-09-17-10237803.html |archive-date=2017-06-09}} </ref> * Detroit<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/June-2017/10-Things-To-Do-This-Weekend-June-9-11/ |title=10 Things To Do This Weekend (June 9–11) |newspaper=Hour Detroit Magazine |publisher=Hour Detroit |date= 8 June 2017|accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> * Las Vegas<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article155576524.html|title=Las Vegas to host Equality March for LGBT rights|work=newsobserver|access-date=2017-06-11|language=en}}</ref> * Longview, Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/2017/jun/07/trio-of-pride-events-start-saturday-in-longview/ |title=Trio of Pride events start Saturday in Longview |work=Longview News-Journal |date=2017-06-07 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> * Philadelphia<ref>{{Cite news|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|work=Philly.com|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref> * Ridgecrest, California<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridgecrestca.com/news/20170608/ridgecrest-united-to-hold-pride-march-sunday |title=Ridgecrest United to hold Pride March Sunday |work=Ridgecrest Daily Independent |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> * San Jose, California<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Equality-March-Unity-Pride-San-Jose-427800753.html|title=SJ Equality March Celebrates Pride Month, Fights for Unity|work=NBC Bay Area|access-date=2017-06-11|language=en}}</ref> * Seattle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capitolhilltimes.com/Content/Default/On-The-Town/Article/Pride-and-prejudice/-3/554/4823 |title=Pride and prejudice |work=Capitol Hill Times |date=2017-04-04 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitolhilltimes.com/Content/News/Homepage-Rotating-Articles/Article/Pride-fight-marches-on/26/538/4880 |title=Pride fight marches on |work=Capitol Hill Times |date=2017-04-26 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref>
== See also == * LGBT culture in Washington, D.C. * LGBT rights in the District of Columbia * List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|National Pride March}}
{{National LGBT marches in Washington, D.C.}} {{Portal bar|LGBTQ|Society|United States}}
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