5 Unique LGBTQ+ Events Around The World

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Pride events now number in the hundreds around the world, including some truly amazing places due to their small population, remote locations, or close to underground LGBTQ scenes - the Faroe Islands (with only 50,000 inhabitants) celebrate Faroese Pride in July and western South Africa.

The city of Knysna (population less than 77,000) hosts its equivalent of the Sydney Mardi Gras-style Pride in May.

However, there is also a strong international list of more specialized events that are worth adding to your calendar and planning a trip that is not "Pride" in the sense that some of the more popular events are.

From focused on activism to just plain fun, these are some of our favorites.

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Pride events take place all over the world, including some truly amazing locations!

1. Pink Dot, Singapore

While it cannot be imagined based on a night out in gay bars along and around Neil Road in Singapore, homosexuality is still illegal in this city-state, thanks to the remaining stupid legislative section 377A.

The annual Pink Dot One-Day festival was created in 2009 as a great show of solidarity in shades of pink.

In addition to its association with homosexuals, the color is also the result of mixing the colors of Singapore's red and white flag for acceptance, equality, and repeal of 377A.

2. ELLA International Lesbian Festival, Mallorca, Spain

When she moved to the Spanish island of Mallorca in 2005, ELLA founder Kristin Hansen made it her mission to "position Mallorca as a true lesbian paradise on the international stage" by creating an International Lesbian Festival for queer women and men. non-binary people/trans.

Enjoying a week of sun, fun, yoga on the beach, water activities, talks (see the full 2019 program here), and, of course, dance parties, ELLA celebrates its eighth year from September 2-9, 2022, and has generated sister events throughout the year, including Colombia, Mexico (October 15-20, 2021), Costa Rica, and Switzerland (March 24-28, 2022),

3. Rounding Texas Bears, Dallas, Texas

Affectionately known as TBRU, this little reunion founded by the Dallas Bears has become one of the most internationally famous events of its kind, when bears, cubs, otters, chubby, daddies, and their admirers come together for a long weekend of body. positivity (and this includes transgender men) contests, performances, dancing, and socializing.

The 26th edition is scheduled for March 24-27, while other major annual bear events include Provincetown, Massachusetts Bear Week (July 10-18, 2021), Lazy Bear Week in Guerneville, California. (celebrating its 25th year from March 26 from July to August 2, 2021) and International Bear Convergence of Palm Springs (February 24-28, 2022).

4. Pride Festival, Miami, Florida

During our National Hispanic Heritage Month in 2011, Miami saw the inaugural edition of its festival Orgullo Hispano e Indígena LGBTQ Pride ("Orgullo" means "pride" in Spanish), which is completely separate from Miami's larger LGBTQ Pride in September.

Celebrating its 10th edition, October 1-15, 2021, with the theme "The Art of Illusion", expect a particularly colorful and robust drag component (an annual highlight includes Drunk Art Diva bus rides led by drag queens from artist studios, museums, galleries, and more) plus "Dragalympics" skates, high-heeled and lip-syncing contests, political conversations, music, mixers, dancing, and a special '80s pop performance.

5. Atlanta Black Pride, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta's Black Pride Weekend began in 1996 as a Labor Day picnic for a group of African American friends and has since grown into one of the largest LGBTQ black pride events in the world, spanning an entire week around the Day from work.

Organized by the non-profit organization In The Life Atlanta (ITLA), the ABP offers a holistic spectrum of community-oriented activities, including a film festival, health and life exhibition, workshops and conversations, mixers, brunches, and parties galore.

The 25th-anniversary edition is scheduled from August 31 to September 31. 6 of 2021, while other notable black pride events include London's Black Pride, Dallas Southern Pride, Detroit's Hotter Than July, and the country's oldest and even largest DC Black Pride, celebrating 30 years. in 2021.

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