The 27th Annual Vancouver Gay Pride Parade to be Held in August

Each year on the B.C. Day long weekend, lesbian, gay Queer As Folk DVD set, bisexual,transgender,intersex(LGBTI) people and their allies march through the streets of Vancouver's West End in the Pride Parade Queer As Folk DVD set. Hundreds of thousands of spectators line the route making the Vancouver Parade one of the most attended in North America. The 2008 Parade drew a record crowd of over 550,000 people. The Pride Parade Queer As Folk DVD boxset was first held in Vancouver in 1973, with the first Vancouver Dyke March taking place in 1979. The 2010 version of the Parade will be held August 2, 2010.
Theme of 2010 Vancouver Pride ParadeIn 2009, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) selected a three-year theme of 'Educate, Liberate, Celebrate' for the Vancouver Pride Parade. This year the theme is 'Liberate'. Despite the forward progress of the gay rights movement Queer As Folk DVD boxset in Canada, many victories remain to be won. Much of the focus of this years Parade Queer As Folk DVD boxset will be highlighting the lack of protections for transgendered individuals under the law, even in Canada.
Supporters of Bill C-389 which seeks to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act Queer As Folk DVD boxset and the Criminal Code to include gender identity and gender expression will be a visible force at Vancouver Pride 2010 Queer As Folk seasons 1-5 DVD boxset. Currently in Canada only the Northwest Territories include specific protections for transsexuals, transgendered and gender deviant individuals in their hate crimes legislation.Queer As Folk seasons 1-5 DVD boxset
Importance of Pride ParadesAround the world members of the LGBT community are tortured, murdered and subject to various abuses Queer As Folk DVD set such as corrective rape for their sexual orientation. Julie Bolcer, advocate.com, April 9, 2010, Gay Zimbabweans Face Corrective Rape, reports that lesbians are often raped, sometimes by male relatives Queer As Folk DVD set to teach them to change their ways. As the VPS states, "At Pride, we stand in solidarity with those who fight for liberation around the world. We march for those who can't walk with pride; we speak for those who are silenced and oppressed."Queer As Folk DVD set
Croatia held its 9th Annual Gay Pride Queer As Folk DVD on June 20, 2010. Croatia is the only Balkan country to hold such an event and even this year parade participants were violently attacked by anti-gay protesters Queer As Folk DVD set. According to Bojana Barlovac at balkaninsight.com, June 21, 2010, "Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have attempted to hold such gatherings in the past, and have faced consistent and violent opposition." Barlovac goes on to note that Belgrade's attempts to hold its second Pride Parade Queer As Folk DVD boxset in 2009 was cancelled due to fears for the safety of Parade participants.
On January 26, 2010, the Interfax News Agency, Moscow mayor calls gay pride parade 'Satanic', quoted Mayor Yury Luzhkov saying, "It's high time we stop propagating nonsense discussions about human rights, and bring to bear on them the full force and justice of the law."
The organizer of the Moscow Pride Parade Nikolai Alexeyev Queer As Folk DVD set will be one of the Grand Marshalls of the 2010 Vancouver Pride Parade as the International Hero. On May 29, 2010, members of the Moscow LGBT community marched 700 metres in 12 minutes carrying a rainbow flag - Moscow Pride considered this quite a success.Queer As Folk DVD boxset
Vancouver Pride participants walk in celebration and joy, not only because they can, but also to show support for those who can't and those who dare to in spite of the personal danger.Queer As Folk DVD set
Vancouver Pride Events 2010A number of events for the gay community Queer As Folk seasons 1-5 DVD boxset lead up to the grand finale of the Parade. Playland, Vancouver's largest amusement park, hosts Gay Day Queer As Folk seasons 1-5 DVD boxset on July 17. Other popular events include the Davie Street Dance Party, Picnic in the Park, Pride in Art and the Sunset Beach Pride Festival which brings an end to Pride Week festivities.
The Parade Queer As Folk DVD boxset begins at 12pm on August 2nd, beginning at the corner of Robson and Denman in Vancouver's West End. The Parade then makes its way south on Denman Street ending along Beach Avenue. It lasts for approximately three hours and finding a good spot to observe the festivities requires getting to the route early. The truly organized spectator will bring personal seating and water to drink - the weekend is traditionally hot and shade is hard to come by.Queer As Folk DVD boxset
Many attendees go to the Parade Queer As Folk DVD to watch the flambouyant floats and traditional favourites such as the Dykes on Bikes. One of the Grand Marshalls in the Posthumous Hero Category is Catherine Holman who enthusiastically led the Dykes on Bikes for years. She died in a float plane crash earlier in 2010.Queer As Folk DVD set
The Pride Parade Queer As Folk DVD set represents every facet of the gay community - youth groups, family groups, church groups, animal groups, senior groups - and more. But the bottom line is Pride Parades represent the global gay community Queer As Folk DVD boxset and the on-going struggle for equality for LGBT individuals the world over.

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