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Bias Complaint Filed Against Pride

By James Patterson | May 13
LGBT unrest over the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee’s controversial selection and retraction of imprisoned Army Private First Class Bradley Manning as a Pride grand marshal has now escalated to the legal arena.

Supporters of honoring Bradley Manning as SF Pride parade grand marshal shout "Let us in" in the lobby of the Pride offices after being locked out of the Pride Committee’s board meeting

Pride Meeting Ends Amid Chaos

By James Patterson | Friday May 10, 2013
The San Francisco Pride board of directors faced off against an angry crowd of about 125 Bradley Manning supporters Tuesday evening at a meeting intended to hear public comments on its reversal of Manning as a Pride grand marshal.
Bradley Manning

WikiLeaks Suspect Won’t Be SF Pride Parade Marshal

By Lisa Leff | Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Racing to stanch a flow of criticism, the president of San Francisco’s annual gay pride celebration said Friday that the U.S. Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website will not be an honorary grand marshal after all.
Bradley Manning

65,000 Celebrate Gay Pride in Taiwan

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Oct 30, 2012
Tens of thousands of people marched through Taiwan’s capital of Taipei in order to celebrate the Asian island nation’s 10th annual Gay Pride.
Serbian riot police gather to protect a gay pride parade as it moves along a street in Belgrade, Serbia.

Gay Pride March Banned in Serbia

By Dusan Stojanovic | Thursday Oct 4, 2012
Serbia’s police on Wednesday banned a Gay Pride march in Belgrade, citing security concerns but also complying with a request from Serbia’s Christian Orthodox church.

Berkeley Lawmakers Recognize Bisexual Pride Day

Wednesday Sep 19, 2012
Berkeley on Tuesday became what is thought to be the nation’s first city to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals, a sexual minority that often complains of being derided as sexually confused fence-sitters.

Charlotte, N.C., Hosts Gay Pride Event Before DNC

Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
A week before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, the city on Saturday hosted thousands of people for the opening of a gay pride festival.

Community Health at the Forefront of Oakland Pride

By Louise Adams | Sunday Aug 26, 2012
With Oakland Pride approaching on September 2, community health is once again at the forefront of the festivities, with local healthcare providers on hand to reach out to the area’s high concentration of LGBT families.
Turkish participants pose prior to the start of the Canal Parade on a boat at Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Amsterdam Colors Pink for Gay Pride Festival

By Toby Sterling | Monday Aug 6, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of gay rights supporters thronged Amsterdam’s canals for the city’s annual boat float parade, a party marking the high point of Gay Pride week.
Turkish participants pose prior to the start of the Canal Parade on a boat at Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Pride & Protest Over Uniformed Military Marching in San Diego

By Shaun Knittel | Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
There was intense reaction to a group of active & retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces in San Diego Pride, with pride from many & protest from right-wingers in Congress & online claiming that they had violated longstanding military policy.
Two women, both active duty sailors in the Navy who gave their names as Nikki, left, and Lisa, kiss as they march in the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego.

Service Members to March in Gay Pride Parade

By Julie Watson | Friday Jul 20, 2012
The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history.