St. Louis PrideFest
pridefest st louis annual lgbt pride event st louis missouri event organized pride st louis lgbt nonprofit organization greater st louis area people attend two day festival grand parade pridefest st louis began st louis gay lesbian pride celebration theme began celebration lesbian gay pride change yearly event held annually last full weekend june event took place june cleve jones parade grand marshal event took place june downtown saint louis soldier memorial theme remember rise respect angelica ross grand marshal event transgender rainbow flag raised st louis city hall parade grand marshal metro trans umbrella group resigned following reversal decision ask police wear uniform parade due covid pandemic united state celebration conducted virtually organizer originally planned live inperson pridefest due covid live event postponed theme event together commemoration return person festivity theme event unleash pride parade sponsored boeing sparking protest among local lgbtq community due company production weapon israeli invasion gaza strip –present one protest delayed parade hour festival organizer asked st louis metropolitan police department arrest people blocking route became known st louis lesbian gay pride celebration committee began first st louis gay lesbian pride celebration occur event sponsored magnolia committee – named street majority member lived meeting combined effort second organization resulted week worth activity held april end week hundred gathered lesbian gay walk charity went lindell boulevard central west end washington university quadrangle two combined group became st louis lesbian gay pride celebration committee time writer jim thomas invited representative organization around town meeting begin discussion annual celebration held june tribute stonewall riot occurred last weekend june participating organization still able keep identity individual event would form larger group – creating greater whole time celebration consisted picnic beginning week march end thus began tradition still strong today st louis june known gay lesbian pride month since first pridefest event grown size attendance scope pride held central west end forest park late festivity moved tower grove park pridefest annual parade moved downtown st louis since held soldier memorial support local official lgbt organization city saint louis pride parade served method legislator candidate illustrate support lgbt community parade also serf mean showcase creative talent service hundred lgbtfriendly business nonprofit organization community group spread message attend south grand parade started south grand blvd utah street passing arsenal street tower grove park parade route along market street downtown st louis lgbt culture st louis lgbt right missouri pride st louis official site