Gay pride parade boston
The 2025 Boston Self-acceptance for the People Festival (BP4TP) will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Pride 2025 Theme: “Here to Stay!"
Our LGBTQIA+ society faces a pointed rise in political attacks. Rooted in love and resilience, we extend our unwavering support with this theme. We cannot be erased, pushed into the shadows, or silenced. We are HERE TO STAY!
Headliner for Pride 2025: Huge Freedia
Known as the Queen of New Orleans Jump , Big Freedia is an icon, a cultural force, and a tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. From her smash singles to her unforgettable TV appearances, she’s a powerhouse who knows how to bring the energy!
Let’s get ready to bounce, because Big Freedia is here to SLAY!
PARADE & FESTIVAL
Boston Pride For The People is delighted to announce Identity Month celebration in Boston on June 14, 2025. The celebration will involve a parade, a festival, and more!
- Ribbon Cutting: 10:30AM
- Parade: 11:00AM
- Festival - Boston Common: 12:00PM - 6:00PM
- Block Party - City Hall Plaza: 2:00PM - 8:00PM
Parade path begins in Copley Square
Suggested MBTA destinations are the Arlington St or Boylston St. on the Green line or Back Bay Station on the Or
Pride, 'No Kings' combine in Boston march and festival
Pride was born as a protest, and organizers aimed to re-enforce those roots Saturday in Boston, as “No Kings” demonstrations took place across the country.
The parade began at 11 a.m. in Copley Square, converging the two causes as marchers crossed downtown. Twirling rainbow umbrellas and waving Pride flags under drizzling skies, paraders whooped and cheered as they put off through Boston's Back Bay.
Celebration organizer Boston Pride for the People says this year's theme, “Here to Stay," is meant “to send a clear communication that people who identify as LGBTQIA+ can not be erased, pushed into the shadows, or silenced, in the face of increased political attacks.”
Brian Gonzalez, 37, of Boston, came carrying a Mexican Pride flag. Like for many attendees, showing up was part celebration, part protest.
"I'm a gay Latino immigrant and a U.S. citizen, and I am proud of the way that my life has gone and the intersectionality of all of my identities," Gonzalez said. "And being me means sticking it to the man, and that's why I'm here."
Marianne Voss, 54, came from Connecticut with her 17-year-old daughter, Maya Flaherty, s
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The Boston Equality Trail
Introduction
The first official Lgbtq+ Pride March in Boston was held on Saturday, June 26, 1971. This was a distinctly political event that was preceded by a full week of workshops on various issues affecting the emerging gay group, such as coming out and male lover spirituality. The protest route encompassed four major stops: the Bay Village bar Jacques, Boston police headquarters on Berkeley Road, the State Property on Beacon Hill, and St. Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street. At each stop, a speaker presented a list of demands. When the marchers arrived at the Mention House, a dial was issued to include homosexuals in civil rights legislation and eliminate anti-sodomy statutes dating from Puritan times. Speaker Laura McMurry told the throng, As gay people, we have been given a second-class citizenship. We demand an end to this now! We will not be set down any longer."
This walking tour follows the route of Boston's first Homosexual Pride March in 1971 and proposals information about alternative services, community organizations, issues, and individuals related to this route.
The Flyer: "Two years ago on June 27, homosexuals in