In other pockets of the country, the events were more straight-forward with members of the LGBTQ community celebrating how far their movement has come in historically antagonistic places.
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LGBTQ definitions every good ally should know Seeing same fight, Pride Parade welcomes Black Lives Matter marchers What to do when your child comes out as LGBTQ This year’s Phoenix Pride Festival will continue to. In 2019, over 300 corporations, local business, and organizations supported the 39th Annual Phoenix Pride Festival in Phoenix. "My faith compels me to care about everyone who is marginalized and everyone who is left at the side of the road," Meredith said. For 40 years, Phoenix Pride has been organizing marches, rallies, parades, entertainment and education and outreach events to celebrate the Phoenix LGBTQ+ community. aim to better understanding of and acknowledging LGBT. On Saturday, BLM members showed their appreciation by joining Meredith at the city's gay pride parade. Sony sponsored Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017 which was held from April 29 to May 7th. David Meredith, the openly gay pastor of Clifton United Methodist Church, joined Black Lives Matter on Friday to protest the second mistrial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing. He had been charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Sam DuBose during a July 2015 traffic stop. Police arrested several marchers who blocked the parade route, protesting New York City police practices. One group of marchers dressed all in white and carried placards bearing an image and biography of victims killed in the 2016 massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
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Another group carried signs that read "Resist" with different challenges written underneath, including profiling of transgender people. One group walked with a "Gays Against Guns" banner. In New York City, that was seen in the laundry list of issues championed by each passing group of marchers. Gay pride events have evolved over the years from small, hidden gatherings to citywide festivals that are taking on a growing list of problems facing their community and other minority groups.
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But seeing the anti-Trump, pro immigration chants and signs helps, he said. "It feels better that people are speaking their minds about it and bringing it out because most people just tend to ignore it." Under Trump, he said, anti-immigration rhetoric has become normalized and people feel more empowered to target immigrants. He added that if groups are being targeted, it's everyone's job to speak up. "Trump represents separation - Pride is about bringing people together," said Mario Lopez, 39, who lives in Arizona but is originally from Mexico.
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The crowd chanted, "No ban, no wall, the Trump regime has to fall!" The theme of resistance was crystallized in anti-Trump/Pence chants, specifically on the issue of immigration.