Police hope for peaceful demonstrations and protests. Day-long celebration and mixing of political values is a security challenge. The celebration moves between Civic Center and the Castro district. Gay Pride parade 2016 is expected to draw one-million people. Let's take a look at the history of Pride. The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and LGBT social movements. San Francisco LGBT Parade and Celebration. This year, a number of Pride celebrations around the US are manifesting as parades, vigils, and protests. June 2017 also marks a year since the Pulse gay nightclub shooting, which killed 50 and injured 53 people in Orlando, Florida. And in May, Trump signed an executive order that provides protections for organizations to claim religious exemptions, provisions that civil liberties groups say would allow for discrimination against LGBT Americans. In late February, the Trump administration announced that it will rescind federal protections over transgender students. Cultural icons like Ellen DeGeneres, Caitlyn Jenner, and RuPaul Charles have started national conversations about what it means to be queer.Īt the same time, many in the LGBT community worry that their rights could erode under the current White House. Oregon elected the nation's first openly bisexual governor. The Supreme Court passed marriage equality. Since then, LGBT rights have come a long way.
