Toulouse Pride
toulouse pride french marche de fiertés de toulouse parade taking place every year since french city toulouse first edition march took place since become major lgbt event southwestern france year legalisation samesex marriage france beginning parade took place front city hall capitole time first samesex marriage toulouse celebrated inside building edition march conflict demonstrator lgbt organization national police flag happened prefecture hautegaronne department toulouse located order new safety rule paid organizer public demonstration would mean euro additional expense actup sud ouest see indirect way trying censor demonstration prefecture belief expectation justified terrorist menace relation pride parade organizators prefecture tension latter want change route parade following mobilisation lgbt community petition resident route categorical refusal changing route risk cancelling completely demonstration march finally take place habitual route event give place event city like illumination capitole color lgbt flag sometimes pont neuf covid pandemic parade cancelled reason happened exceptionally october instead june nowadays municipality toulouse one partner yearly parade relation dont always good however qualified indecent show one official location starting point parade moved day capitole place saintétienne place mayor toulouse pierre cohen member p part parade invited official city wearing official tricolor sash mayor pierre cohen celebrated first samesex marriage toulouse beginning parade parade wall homophobics displayed capitole place name jeanluc moudenc became new mayor toulouse year displayed jeanluc moudenc used part manif pour tous protesting legalisation samesex marriage france municipality refuse accept request pride toulouse light pont neuf lgbt flag light first saying due technical difficulty even bridge light green saint patrick day saying monument wasnt carry debate standoff day municipality request finally accepted parade eventually became year major event city toulouse occasion lot company institution business organization even medias taking part event directly indirectly associative village also installed day long capitole place day importance toulouse pride parade attracting participant far beyond toulouse metropolitan area sncf sometimes special pricing regional train day make easier people reach parade official website organizator pride official website city toulouse