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2010
2003
Turkey becomes the first
Muslim nation to hold
a pride parade when a
small group of marchers
gather in Istanbul.
In 2011 attendance
reaches 10,000
1994
Japan has
its first pride
parade in Tokyo
1992
Europe holds its
first pan-European
pride event called
'Europride' in
London. Each
year, a different
European city
hosts the event
2001
Attendees at Serbia's first pride
parade are violently attacked by
protestors who manage to break up
the event. Since its inception, the
event has been called off twice — in
2009 and 2011 — by government
authorities who can't guaratntee
protection from extremist groups
2009
The Stonewall
rebellion
celebrates its
40th anniversary
2012
The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
(DADT) policy — which bans
gay men and women from
openly serving in the U.S.
military — is repealed on
22 December. Active-duty
troops and veterans march
proudly in gay pride parades
around the country
2011
With an estimated
3.5million attendees,
Sãu Paulo, Brazil,
hosts the world's
largest pride parade
President Obama officially declares
June to be LGBT Pride Month.
Moscow's disctrict courts determine
that gay pride parades in the city
are to be banned until at least 2112
- a century from now. LGBT activists
express intentions to appeal the
decision
2019
Pride marks
50 years since
Stonewall, with
worldwide
celebrations in
cities including
New York and
London
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