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Tens of thousands of people took part in the Prague Pride Parade, whose purpose is to support sexual minorities and equal rights for all people. After noon, participants set out from the lower part of Wenceslas Square. More than an hour later, the first of them arrived in Letna. On the Letna Plain, the week-long festival of minority pride culminated in a cultural program.
According to the organizers, 60,000 people took part in the march, similar to last year. The police did not disclose exact numbers, estimating the number of participants to be in the tens of thousands. A greater number of police officers than usual were monitoring the march, due to reports of a planned attack following a recent similar incident in Bratislava. Jan Daněk, a spokesman for the Prague police, said that the police did not see any problems and therefore did not need to intervene.
Participants of the parade wore colorful clothes, rainbow flags and accessories, and some even wore costumes and masks. Some politicians, company and organization representatives, ambassadors, celebrities, families with children, Czechs and foreigners also took part in the parade.
At the head of the procession of tens of thousands of people were the Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Clara Laurenchikova Simachkova, and Deputy Speaker of the Government Pirate House of Representatives, Olga Richterova. Photos on social networks shared German Ambassador to Prague Andreas Künne and others.
According to ČTK journalists, the march was attended by many foreigners and several LGBT+ pro-Palestinian activists, who held Palestinian flags or banners that read “No pride in genocide”. At the same time, Middle East experts warned that Palestinian society is very conservative and LGBT+ people face the risk of threats and violence. Therefore, many of them prefer to live in Israel.
Before the Rainbow Parade begins, people in Můstek can listen to music by DJ Jan Witek and make banners or make-up for the parade. The route starts from Wenceslas Square along Na Příkopě Street, Ovocný trh and Celetná to Staroměstské náměstí, then along Pařížská Street over the Čechův Bridge and up the stairs to Letná.
Music stage along the way
Along the way, several music stages are set up on balconies or elevated platforms, and people stop to enjoy the parade. In Leitner, Pride Park will offer programs on six different stages. People will be able to visit the fairground attractions, the family area or the fair of non-profit organizations.
The theme of the 14th annual Human Rights Festival this year is family, with the theme being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) life. Therefore, the parade also features a train for children with parents or people with reduced mobility. “The essence of (the parade) is to show that LGBT+ people are still with us, waiting for human rights to be redressed,” said festival director Kamila Fröhlichová.
Prague Pride was first held in August 2011, sparking a backlash from conservatives, but the protests have waned in the years since.
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