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{{short description|Annual LGBT event in Seattle, Washington}}
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'''Seattle Pride''' refers to a series of events which are held annually
==History==
The first Gay Pride Week in Seattle was held from June 24 to 30, 1974, by the city's lesbian and gay community. It included an open house hosted by the Stonewall Recovery Center, a discussion on transsexuality at the [[University of Washington]] Hub Ballroom, and a memorial service for victims of the 1973 [[UpStairs Lounge arson attack]] in [[New Orleans]]. The city's Gay Community Center opened on June 28 and was followed the next day by a 200-person picnic at [[Occidental Park]] in [[Pioneer Square, Seattle|Pioneer Square]]. The picnic moved to [[Volunteer Park (Seattle)|Volunteer Park]] in the afternoon and returned to Occidental Park for an evening street dance with 150 people.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lange |first=Greg |date=March 13, 2003 |title=Lesbians and gays celebrate Seattle's first Gay Pride Week from June 24 to 30, 1974. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/5409 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> On June 30, Gay Pride Week concluded with a spontaneous and unplanned "Gay-In" at the [[Seattle Center]]'s [[International Fountain]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Crystal |date=June 30, 2024 |title=How Seattle Pride started 50 years ago, and what it means today |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/how-seattle-pride-started-50-years-ago-and-what-it-means-today/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
The local band [[Lavender Country]], noted as the first known openly gay [[country music]] act, also performed during the 1974 festival.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/More-doors-open-to-gays-today-1147993.php "More doors open to gays today"]. ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', June 24, 2004.</ref> The band also later performed a reunion show at Seattle Pride in 2000, following a resurgence of interest when their album was archived at the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name=kitsap>[http://web.kitsapsun.com/packages/gay/gay/0625a5d.html "Gay community resources, organizations and events"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130723035410/http://web.kitsapsun.com/packages/gay/gay/0625a5d.html |date=2013-07-23 }}. ''[[Kitsap Sun]]'', June 25, 2000.</ref>▼
▲The local band [[Lavender Country]], noted as the first known openly gay [[country music]] act, also performed during the 1974 festival.<ref>
==Seattle Out and Proud==▼
The city's first official Gay Pride Week was declared in 1977 by Mayor Wes Uhlman. With a broader acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community came a rise in organized "anti-gay forces" determined to repeal many ordinances that protected LGBTQ+ rights. During the 1978 Pride Week, more than 3,000 participants marched in protest on the parade route that ran from Occidental Square in Pioneer Square to [[Westlake Park (Seattle)|Westlake Park]] by way of First Avenue. Voters defeated the initiative, preserving the many political gains of that decade.<ref>{{cite news |last=Diltz |first=Colin |date=June 23, 2016 |title=1978: Seattle Gay Pride Week march and rally opposes Initiative 13 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/1978-seattle-gay-pride-week-march-and-rally-opposes-initiative-13/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref> The Parade route remained in place until the early 1980s when it began trading years with Capitol Hill, until it was "permanently" moved to Broadway. In 1992, Gay Pride week was expanded to include bisexual and transgender identities (LGBT).<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Teddy |date=June 6, 2022 |title=Celebrating Pride at the Port of Seattle |url=https://www.portseattle.org/blog/celebrating-pride-port-seattle |publisher=Port of Seattle}}</ref> In 2006, the Seattle Pride Parade moved from Capitol Hill back to Downtown Seattle where it originated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phair |first=Vonnai |date=June 24, 2021 |title=What Pride means to 5 Seattle-area residents |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/looking-back-with-pride/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
Seattle Pride is a nonprofit organization that coordinates and promotes LGBTQIA+ events and programs in Seattle year-round. The organization aims to create unity, honor diversity, and achieve equal human rights throughout the region and the world<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Seattle Pride |url=https://www.seattlepride.org/about-us |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Seattlepride |language=en-US}}</ref> through a variety of programs including its Pride Speaks speaker series,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pride Speaks |url=https://www.seattlepride.org/pride-speaks |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Seattlepride |language=en-US}}</ref> Vote with Pride<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vote with Pride is Back! |url=https://www.seattlepride.org/news/vote-with-pride-is-back |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Seattlepride |language=en-US}}</ref> voter engagement program, and its community grant and sponsorship program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grant & Sponsorship Opportunities with Seattle Pride |url=https://www.seattlepride.org/community-support |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Seattlepride |language=en-US}}</ref>
The organization is best known as the producer of the Seattle Pride Parade,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Pride Parade |url=https://www.seattlepride.org/seattle-pride-month |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Seattlepride |language=en-US}}</ref> held on the last Sunday in June to honor [[Stonewall riots|Stonewall]], marking the start of the gay rights movement in the United States. The event attracts 300,000-plus spectators annually with more than 200 groups marching in support of LGBTQIA+ Pride<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2019 |title=Celebrate a landmark Pride at rainbow array of Seattle-area events |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/celebrate-a-landmark-pride-at-rainbow-array-of-seattle-area-events/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> down 4th Avenue in Downtown Seattle.
The organization is also known as the producer of the Seattle Pride in the Park Festival held on the first Saturday in June in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. The free family-friendly event features performances by LGBTQIA+ performers, kids activities, booths, and food trucks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Seattle Pride kicks off June with Pride in the Park, and more fun around Seattle |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/seattle-pride-in-the-park-june-2022-events/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
The 2013 Pride Parade was notable for the participation of uniformed members of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], celebrating the recent decision by that organization to allow openly gay boys to join as Scouts.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 30, 2013 |title=Thousands turn out for 2013 Seattle PrideFest |url=http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Photos-2013-Seattle-Pride-Parade-213767011.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 2, 2013 |publisher=KOMO News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227063029/http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Photos-2013-Seattle-Pride-Parade-213767011.html |archive-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> In 2020 and 2021, the organization held virtual Pride Month celebrations in lieu of the Seattle Pride Parade and Seattle Pride in the Park Festival in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Crystal |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Seattle Pride will be virtual again in 2021. But organizers have devised ways to make it more interactive |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jun/01/seattle-pride-will-be-virtual-again-in-2021-but-or/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref>
==PrideFest==
{{Further|Capitol Hill Pride Festival}}
[[File:2017 Dyke March at Seattle's Capitol Hill.jpg|thumb|[[Dyke March]] at 2017's PrideFest]]
Seattle PrideFest is held annually at the [[Seattle Center]] over Pride Weekend. The festival takes place on the last Sunday in June between noon and 8 pm, immediately following the Pride Parade.<ref name = "pridefest">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepridefest.org/|title=Events|work=Seattle Pridefest|access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> This event formerly took place in neighboring [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]]'s [[Volunteer Park (Seattle)|Volunteer Park]], but outgrew that residential location. It was decided in 2006 to move the annual parade to downtown and festival to the Seattle Center to better accommodate the growing attendance. In 2007, sponsor Seattle Out and Proud was threatened with bankruptcy because the downtown event had been so expensive.<ref name="thousands">{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/thousands-gather-for-seattles-pride-fest|title=Thousands gather for Seattle's Pride Fest|date=June 24, 2007|work=KOMO News|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> Egan Orion of One Degree Events took over the Seattle Pride Festival just six weeks before the event was held, in order to save the event and help preserve the move to the Center the year before. The event was compressed from three days to one, and organizers negotiated a plan with the city to pay an outstanding debt from the 2006 event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2003598654_pride03m.html|title=Seattle Center will host this year's Pride festival; event to be just 1 day|date=March 3, 2007|work=Seattle Times|access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> The 2008 PrideFest had record numbers at the Seattle Center with over 50,000 people attending on a 95 degree day in June, with over 100 vendors and dozens of sponsors participating. The 2013 event featured more than 100 performers on five stages.<ref name = "pridefest" />▼
Seattle PrideFest is held annually at the [[Seattle Center]] over Pride Weekend. The festival takes place on the last Sunday in June between noon and 8 pm, immediately following the Pride Parade.<ref name = "pridefest">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepridefest.org/|title=Events|work=Seattle Pridefest|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> This event formerly took place in neighboring [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]]'s [[Volunteer Park (Seattle)|Volunteer Park]], but outgrew that residential location. It was decided in 2006 to move the annual parade to downtown and festival to the Seattle Center to better accommodate the growing attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Toler |first=Lindsay |date=June 28, 2009 |title=Seattle Pride seeks to whittle 2006 debt during weekend fest |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-pride-seeks-to-whittle-2006-debt-during-weekend-fest/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
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