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Vienna Pride is a celebration that takes place in the Austrian capital every year in support of equality for
HOSI Vienna
(Gay Initiative Vienna). Vienna Pride Village is constructed on City Hall Square, offering a mix of culture, shows, food and information during the second week of the festival. Vienna Pride Run was held for the first time in 2018.
lesbian
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, gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
, bisexual
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...
and transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...
(LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is a ...
) people. It includes the Austrian pride parade
A pride parade (also known as pride march, pride event, or pride festival) is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, LGBT rights by country o ...
, the Rainbow Parade (Regenbogen-Parade) which takes place on the Vienna Ring Road, (Ringstraße
The Vienna Ring Road (german: Ringstraße, lit. ''ring road'') is a 5.3 km (3.3 mi) circular grand boulevard that serves as a ring road around the historic Innere Stadt (Inner Town) district of Vienna, Austria. The road is located on sites where ...
), at the end of the festival.
History
HOSI Wien
The Homosexual Initiative Vienna (HOSI Wien) was founded in Vienna in 1979. It is Austria's oldest and largest gay, lesbian and bisexual association. It is a member-based organisation holding an annual general meeting and board elections. The orga ...
organised the first gay rights half-day festival and unofficial march in Vienna in 1982, attended by approximately 100 people. This was followed by the first Pride parade
A pride parade (also known as pride march, pride event, or pride festival) is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, LGBT rights by country o ...
in 1984, organised by a range of gay and lesbian groups as part of Gay Pride Week
LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, Social equality, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a social group. Pride, a ...
("Warme Woche"). Approximately 300 participants marched down Kärntner Straße.
The Rainbow Parade became established as regular event in June 1996, organised by the Austrian Lesbian and Gay Forum. The organisation CSD Wien was founded with the sole purpose of running the event, and managed the parade until bankruptcy in 2001. Since 2003 the parade has been organised by the association HOSI Wien
The Homosexual Initiative Vienna (HOSI Wien) was founded in Vienna in 1979. It is Austria's oldest and largest gay, lesbian and bisexual association. It is a member-based organisation holding an annual general meeting and board elections. The orga ...
(Gay Initiative Vienna).
The Rainbow Parade is held every year at the end of June / beginning of July on a Saturday. It is one of the few demonstrations to traverse the Vienna Ring Road counterclockwise.
Vienna Pride ran for two weeks in 2018, ending in the Rainbow Parade on 16 June.
Vienna hosted Europride in 2001 and 2019, with Vienna Pride taking that name for the annual event.
Since 2003, the parade has been organised by the associatioHOSI Vienna
(Gay Initiative Vienna). Vienna Pride Village is constructed on City Hall Square, offering a mix of culture, shows, food and information during the second week of the festival. Vienna Pride Run was held for the first time in 2018.
References
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