5 Biggest Gay Pride Parades in the World

In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest gay pride parades in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive look please consider heading over to the 13 biggest gay pride parades in the world.

5. NYC, USA 2016

People attendance estimation: 2.5 million

Members of the 2016 NYC Pride March honored the casualties of the Orlando club shooting as they rode down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Participants were chanting, “How many more? How many more?”. Several participants also wore orange #WeAreOrlando shirts.

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4. Madrid, Spain 2017

People attendance estimation: 3.5 million

Madrid celebrated World Pride in 2017. This festival in Madrid corresponded in time with the 24th Europride, which was facilitated for the second time in the Spanish capital (the first was in 2007). It occurred from June 23 to 2 July 2017. The occasion’s motto was “Whoever you love, Madrid loves you!”

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3. Sao Paulo, Brazil 2009

People attendance estimation: 4 million

Lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual individuals in the Brazilian territory of São Paulo enjoyed the majority of similar lawful rights accessible to non-LGBT individuals. Sao Paulo broke their own Guinness World Record of 2006 in 2009 when almost 4 million people attended that parade.

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2. NYC, USA 2019

People attendance estimation: 4 million

NYC celebrated the WorldPride for the first time in the US in 2019. These events also celebrated the 50th-anniversary of the Stonewall riots of 1969. The event was held in the metropolitan New York City area. The theme for the celebrations was “Millions of Moments of Pride.”

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1. Sao Paulo, Brazil 2017

People attendance estimation: 5 million

Topping the list of the 5 biggest pride parades in the world is the Sao Paulo parade in 2017, which led to a celebration of one of the world’s biggest gay pride marches with the current year’s event focusing on strict fundamentalism against Brazil’s LGBTQ people group. The organizers expected 3 million people attending the parade but the crowd was almost 5 million

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