Inter Pride - History and Milestones

History and Milestones

Date Milestone
October 1985 During the organization's conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with representatives of Toronto, Ontario, and Germany in attendance, the membership voted to officially change the organization's name from the National Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators, to the International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators (IAL/GPC). The organization also pledged to continue reaching out to other countries.
October 1997 During the organization's conference in New York, its membership voted to establish the "WorldPride" title and awarded it to the city of Rome, Italy, for the year 2000.
October 1999 The first conference held outside North America, in Glasgow, Scotland.
July 2000 The first WorldPride was held in Rome, Italy, coinciding with the Great Jubilee.
October 2001 The first conference held in the southern hemisphere, in Auckland, New Zealand.
October 2002 The 21st annual InterPride conference, in San Francisco, California, United States.
October 2003 The first conference held in a city that did not use English as its primary language, in Montreal, Quebec. The conference itself was still conducted in English.
October 2004 The 22nd annual InterPride conference and the first conference held in a non-English speaking country, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
May 2005 The second WorldPride was postponed until August 2006, due to military and religious unrest in the region.
October 2005 The 23rd annual InterPride conference, in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota.
August 2006 The second WorldPride took place, after over a year of delays, in Jerusalem, Israel. The scheduled parade was denied a permit owing to the 2006 Lebanon War.
October 2006 The 24th annual InterPride conference, in Portland, Maine.
October 2007 The 25th annual InterPride conference, in Zurich, Switzerland.
October 2008 The 26th annual InterPride conference, in Vancouver, B.C.
October 2009 The 27th annual InterPride conference, in St Petersburg, Florida.
October 2010 The 28th annual InterPride conference, in Long Beach, California.
October 2011 The 29th annual InterPride conference, in Brussels, Belgium.
July 2012 WorldPride to be held in London, England, UK
October 2012 The 30th annual InterPride conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
October 2013 The 31st annual InterPride conference will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
June 2014 WorldPride to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Oct 2014 The 32nd annual InterPride conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
June 2017 WorldPride to be held in Madrid, Spain.

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