Gay pride boston

  • Pride Month Jun 13

    Support remains powerful in Boston this Pride Month amid fear and uncertainty

    Pride Month events in Boston continue to show support to the LGBTQ+ collective, but there has been a backslide in corporate sponsors for other events across the region due, in part, to political press...

  • Boston Celebration Jun 2

    ‘You will not stand alone': Boston Pride kickoff, flag raising held Monday

    Boston kicked off Celebration Month on Monday with a flag raising ceremony. The event got underway around noon and lasted until almost 1 p.m. It was immediately followed by performances by transgender artis...

  • Boston Pride May 16

    Boston's Pride organizers inform theme for 2025 parade and festival

    Boston Pride For The People has announced the theme of the 2025 Identity Parade and Festival, which will grab place on Saturday, June 14, 2025. BP4TP organizers aim for the “Here to Stay” theme to sen...

  • Boston Pride Feb 17

    Happy Pride Month, my Boston friends. Honor LGBTQIA+ history, celebrate homosexual joy, and show your encourage for every kind of like with these 69 Pride events around the city. Get ready to dance, laugh, and acquire with others.

    Connect with the homosexual community, advocate for queer rights, and be unapologetically yourself not just during Pride Month, but every day onward. Here’s your guide to celebrate Boston Pride. 

    by Yelena Nicolle Salvador

    1) Pride Bikes with Blue Cross Blue Shield Bluebikes

    When: Sun. 6/1 - Mon. 6/30

    Where: Boston

    Cost: Pay as you go

    Info: Spot a rainbow ‘Proud Bike’ around the city and hop on. With every sit on, Blue Cross Blue Shield will be donating $1 to Fenway Health to support LGBTQIA+ healthcare across the Greater Boston area. 

    2) Pride Pre-Party at Aeronaut Allston

    When: Fri. 6/6

    Where: Allston

    Cost: Free

    Info: Head to Aeronaut Allston for some pre-Pride festivities. Sip on festive beers, shop for goodies at the pop-up queer market, gyrate the night away to DJ tunes and a live all-women & non-bindary band, and mix and mingle with new friends. 

    3) Echoes: Love and Freedom

    When: Fri. 6/6

    Where: East Cambridge


    The 2025 Boston Pride for the People Festival (BP4TP) will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

    Pride 2025 Theme: “Here to Stay!"

    Our LGBTQIA+ society faces a sharp ascend in political attacks. Rooted in love and resilience, we extend our fixed support with this theme. We cannot be erased, pushed into the shadows, or silenced. We are HERE TO STAY!

    Headliner for Pride 2025: Big Freedia

    Known as the Queen of New Orleans Bounce off , Big Freedia is an icon, a cultural oblige, and a tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. From her hit singles to her unforgettable TV appearances, she’s a powerhouse who knows how to take the energy!

    Let’s get ready to bounce, because Enormous Freedia is here to SLAY!

    PARADE & FESTIVAL

    Boston Pride For The People is excited to announce Pride Month celebration in Boston on June 14, 2025. The celebration will include a celebration, a festival, and more!

    • Ribbon Cutting: 10:30AM
    • Parade: 11:00AM
    • Festival - Boston Common: 12:00PM - 6:00PM
    • Block Party - City Hall Plaza: 2:00PM - 8:00PM

    Parade map begins in Copley Square

    Suggested MBTA destinations are the Arlington St or Boylston St. on the Verdant line or Back Bay Station on the Or

    The Boston Equality Trail

    Introduction

    The first official Queer Pride March in Boston was held on Saturday, June 26, 1971. This was a distinctly political event that was preceded by a full week of workshops on various issues affecting the emerging gay group, such as coming out and lgbtq+ spirituality. The pride route encompassed four major stops: the Bay Village bar Jacques, Boston police headquarters on Berkeley Road, the State Dwelling on Beacon Hill, and St. Paul's Cathedral on Tremont Street. At each stop, a speaker presented a list of demands. When the marchers arrived at the Mention House, a phone was issued to include homosexuals in civil rights legislation and eliminate anti-sodomy statutes dating from Puritan times. Speaker Laura McMurry told the throng, As gay people, we have been given a second-class citizenship. We demand an end to this now! We will not be lay down any longer." 

    This walking tour follows the route of Boston's first Homosexual Pride March in 1971 and bids information about unlike services, community organizations, issues, and individuals related to this route.

    The Flyer:  "Two years ago on June 27, homosexuals in