Columbus Pride
columbus pride stonewall columbus pride parade lgbtq festival columbus ohio hosted stonewall columbus event first took place grown second largest lgbt pride event midwest behind chicago pride parade typically include marching band firetrucks motorcycle float covered rainbow flag balloon city first pride parade took place drew roughly people several attendee afraid marching publicly wore bag head could hide identity early pride parade columbus met antilgbtq protester includes event demonstrator attributed hivaids homosexuality additionally two protester tore pride flag ohio statehouse burned two charged riot disorderly conduct criminal damaging one subsequently returned burned another pride flag columbus pride controversy arose four protester arrested columbus pride parade member community called organization leadership resign instead executive director stonewall columbus retired following year stonewall columbus estimated event participant event rivaled chicago attendance columbus pride hosted roughly people time made city largest pride festival date covid pandemic parade postponed ultimately canceled organizer moved virtual event took place later year event hosted people becoming largest columbus pride parade date several notable people appeared event recent year instance organizer hosted actor george takei jim obergefell obergefell v hodges recently carmen carrera transgender actress event patron pride transgender right activist rhea debussy one icon pride event musical artist trey pearson performed event official website