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Annually, organizations from the around the world hold parades, festivals and other events to celebrate gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender life and to commemorate LGBT history.
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Gay History:
Brief History of Gay Rights in America
History of Gay Pride Parades
Meaning of the Gay Pride Flag
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Here are the dates for major gay pride events around the world:

A

Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque Pride 2008)
June 13 - 14

Amsterdam, NL (Amsterdam Pride 2008) previous pics
Aug 1 - Aug 3

Anchorage, AK (Anchorage Pridefest 2008)
June 20 - 29

Asbury Park, NJ (New Jersey Pride)
June 1

Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Pride Festival 2008)
July 4 - 6

Austin, TX (Austin Pride Parade 2008)
June 14

Austin, TX (Austin Pride Festival)
June 14

B

Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Pride 2008)
June 21 - 22

Bangkok, Thailand (Bangkok Together 2008)
Nov 1 - Nov 9

Barcelona, Spain (Barcelona Pride 2008)
March 19 - 24

Bergen, Norway (Bergen Pride 200)
TBA

Berlin, Germany (Christopher Street Day Berlin)
June 28

Birmingham, AL (Central Alabama Pride 2008)
May 30 - June 8

Boise, ID (Boise Idaho Pride)
June 6 - 8

Boston, MA (Boston Pride 2008)
June 6 - 15

Brussels, Belgium (Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride 2008)
May 17

C

Cardiff, Wales (Cardiff-Wales Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras 2008)
September 6

Carlsbad, CA (North County San Diego Pride)
Aug 2

Cedar Rapids, IA (Cedar Rapids PrideFest 2008)
June 22

Charlotte, NC (Pride Charlotte 2008)
July 26

Chicago, IL (PRIDEChicago 2008)
June 29

Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Pride 2008) previous pics
June 21

Cologne, Germany (ColognePride 2008)
June 21 - July 6

Columbus, OH (Columbus Stonewall Pride 2008)
June 28

Copenhagen, Denmark (Copenhagen Pride 2008)
August 11 - 16

D

Dallas, TX (Dallas Pride 2008)
Sept 21

Denver, CO (Denver Pridefest 2008)
June 21 - 22

Detroit, MI (Motor City Pride)
June 1

Dublin, Ireland (Dublin Pride 2008) previous pics
June 13 - 22

Durham/Raleigh, NC (North Carolina Pride 2008)
TBA

E

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2008 Pride Week)
June 13 - 22

El Paso, TX (El Paso Sun City Pride)
June 5 - 8

EuroPride 08 (in Stockholm)
July 25 - Aug 3

F

Flagstaff, AZ (Flagstaff Pride in the Pines 2008)
June 20 - 22

Frankfurt, Germany (Christopher Street Day 2008)
July 18 - 20

G

Gainesville, FL (Gainesville Pride 2008)
TBA

Glasgow, Scotland (Glasgay! 2008 Festival)
Oct 1 - Nov 9

H

Hamburg, Germany (Christopher Street Day Hamburg)
TBA

Harrisburg, PA (Harrisburg PrideFest 2008)
July 26

Hartford, CT (2008 Connecticut LGBTI Pride Festival)
June 7

Houston, TX (Pride Houston)
June 28

I

Iowa City, IA (Iowa City LGBT Pride)
June 16

Indianapolis, IN (IndyPride!)
June 13 - 15

J

Jackson, MS (OUToberfest)
TBA

Jacksonville, FL (First Coast Pride)
July 26 - Aug 26

Jersey City, NJ (Jersey City Pride 2008)
Aug 23

K

Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Gay Pride)
May 30 - June 1

L

Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Pride)
May 2 - 4

Lincoln, NE (Pride on the Prairie)
June 20 - 22

Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon Pride)
TBA

London, England (Pride London)
July 5

Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Pride)
May 17 - 18

Los Angeles, CA (LA Pride)
June 6 - 8

Louisville, KY (Kentuckiana Pride Festival)
June 20

M

Madrid, Spain (Madrid Pride)
July 3 - July 6

Manchester, England (Manchester Pride)
Aug 15 - 25

Memphis, TN (Mid-South Pride)
June 8 - 15

Mexico City, Mexico (Mexico City Pride)
June 26 - 30

Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee PrideFest)
June 6 - 8

Minneapolis, MN (Twin Cities Pride)
June 28 - 29

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Divers/Cite)
July 27 - Aug 3

Moscow, Russia (Moscow Pride Festival)
May 31

Munich, Germany (Christopher Street Day Muenchen)
TBA

N

Nashville, TN (Nashville Pride Fest)
June 1

New Haven, CT (Connecticut Pride)
June 7

New Hope, PA (New Hope Celebrates)
May 16 - 18 (Event Review)

New Jersey (GLBTI Pride Celebration)
June 1

New Orleans, LA (Southern Decadence)
Aug 27 - Sept 1

New York City, NY (Heritage of Pride) previous pics
June 22 - 29

O

Oklahoma City, OK (Oklahoma City Pride)
June 20

Omaha, Nebraska (Nebraska Pride Parade)
June 20 - 22

Orlando, FL (Come Out With Pride)
Oct 12

Oslo, Norway (Nebraska Pride Parade)
June 20 - 22

P

Palm Springs, CA (Greater Palm Springs Pride)
November 1 - 2

Paris, France (Paris Pride)
May 17 - June 5

Pattaya, Thailand (Pattaya Gay Festival)
Dec 2

Philadelphia, PA (Philly Pride)
June 8

Phoenix, AZ (Pheonix Pride) previous pics
April 12 - 13

Phuket, Thailand (Phuket Pride)
TBA

Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pride)
June 16 - 22

Portland, OR (Portland Pride)
June 14 - 15

Porto, Portugal (Porto Pride)
July 12

Providence, RI (Rhode Island Pride)
June 21

R

Rehoboth Beach, DE (Delaware Pride Festival)
Sept 13

Reno, NV (Power of Pride)
Aug 19

Reykjavik, Iceland (Reykjavik Pride)
Aug 7 - 10

Roanoke, VA (Roanoke Pride)
Sept 21 - 23

S

Salt Lake City, UT (Utah Pride)
June 6 - 8

San Diego, CA (San Diego LGBT Pride)
July 19 - 20

San Francisco, CA (San Francisco)
June 28 - 29

Santa Fe, NM (Sante Fe Pride on the Plaza)
TBA

Seattle, WA (Seattle Pride)
June 28 - 29

Springdale, Utah (Zion National Park) (Southern Utah Pride)
Sept 26 - 27

St. Louis, MO (Pride St. Louis)
June 23- 24

Stockholm, Sweden (EuroPride 2008)
July 25 - Aug 3

Syracuse, NY (CNY Pride)
June 7

T

Toronto, Ont, Canada (Pride Toronto)
June 20 - 29

Tucson, AZ (Tucson Pride)
TBA

Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Pride)
May 31 - June 14

V

Vancouver, BC, Canada (Vancouver Pride)
Aug 3

W

Washington D.C (Capital Pride 2007)
June 6 - 15

Wilmington, DE (Delaware Pride)
Sept 13

Z

Zagreb, Croatia (Zagreb Pride 2007)
TBA

Zurich, Switzerland (Verein Gay Pride)
May 30 - June 8

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