Toulouse Pride
| Toulouse Pride Marche des fiertés de Toulouse | |
|---|---|
 The Toulouse pride march, 10 June 2023 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Pride parade and festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | City of Toulouse |
| Country | France |
| Inaugurated | June 1994 |
| Area | Downtown Toulouse |
| Organised by | Pride Toulouse |
| Website | pridetoulouse |
The Toulouse Pride (French: Marche des fiertés de Toulouse) is a parade taking place every year since 1994, in the French city of Toulouse.
History
[edit]The first edition of the march took place in 1994,[1][2][3] and has since become a major LGBT event in southwestern France.[4]
In 2013, year of the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France, the beginning of the parade took place in the front of the city hall, the Capitole, in the same time than the first same-sex marriage in Toulouse was celebrated inside the building.[5][6]
In the 2014 edition of the march, a conflict between some demonstrators and the LGBT organization of the National Police, Flag!, happened.[7]
In 2017, the prefecture of Haute-Garonne department, where Toulouse is located, orders new safety rules, that has to be paid by organizers, for public demonstrations ; which would mean 20.000 euros of additional expenses.[8] Act-Up Sud Ouest sees there an indirect way of trying to censor the demonstration, while the prefecture believes their expectations to be justified because of terrorist menace.[8] Relations between Pride parade's organizators and the prefecture are under tension again in 2021, when the latter wants to change the route of the parade.[9] Following a mobilisation of the LGBT community, with a petition to residents of the route and the categorical refusal of changing the route at the risk of cancelling completely the demonstration, the march finally takes place on the habitual route.[10]
This event gives place to other events in the city, like the illumination of the Capitole with the colors of the LGBT flag,[11][12][13][14] or sometimes of the Pont Neuf too.[15][16][3]
In 2020, because of COVID-19 pandemic, the parade is cancelled.[17][18] For this same reason, in 2021 it happened exceptionally in October instead of June.[10]
Number of demonstrators
[edit]| Year | Number of demonstrators |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 8000[19] |
| 2011 | 8000[20] |
| 2012 | 10.000[21] to 20.000[22] |
| 2013 | 13.000 (prefecture) to 25.000 (organizations)[23][24] |
| 2014 | 6000 (prefecture) to 30.000 (organizations)[7] |
| 2015 | 25.000[25] |
| 2018 | 14.000 (prefecture) to 30.000 (organizations)[26][27] |
| 2023 | 15.000 (prefecture) to 30.000 (organizations)[28][29] |
Relations with the municipality of Toulouse
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Nowadays, the municipality of Toulouse is one of the partners of the yearly parade.[30] The relations between both don't always have been good however.
In 1999, it has been qualified as an "indecent show" by one of the officials, and the location of the starting point of the parade was moved the day before from Capitole Place to Saint-Étienne Place.[31]
In 2009, mayor of Toulouse Pierre Cohen, member of the PS, was part of the parade and invited other officials of the city to do so, wearing the official tricolor sash.[32][33][34]
In 2013, mayor Pierre Cohen celebrated the first same-sex marriage of Toulouse, just before the beginning of the parade.[5][6] During that same parade, a "wall of homophobics" was displayed on the Capitole Place, and the name of Jean-Luc Moudenc, who became the new mayor of Toulouse a year after, was displayed on it.[35] Jean-Luc Moudenc used to be part of the Manif pour Tous, which was protesting against the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.[36][37]
In 2018, the municipality refuses to accept the request of Pride Toulouse to light up the Pont Neuf with LGBT flag lights, first saying it was due to technical difficulties, even if the bridge has been light up in green for Saint Patrick's Day ; then saying the monument wasn't there to "carry debates".[38][39] After a standoff of some days with the municipality, the request will finally be accepted.[40][41]
Impact
[edit]In Toulouse and its metropolitan area
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The parade eventually became over years a major event of the city of Toulouse. For this occasion, lot of companies, institutions, businesses, organizations and even medias are taking part of the event, directly or indirectly.[30] An "associative village" is also installed all day long on the Capitole Place during that day.[42][43]
In the region
[edit]Because of its importance, the Toulouse Pride parade is attracting participants from far beyond the Toulouse metropolitan area.[44] The SNCF sometimes do a special pricing for regional trains during that day, to make it easier for people to reach the parade.[42][45][46][47]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "La Gay Pride fête ses vingt ans ce samedi". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 14 June 2014.
- ^ Tremoulet, Agnès (19 June 1999). "Aujourd'hui à Toulouse, gays et lesbiennes en fête pour le droit à la différence". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ a b "Toulouse: 25 ans après la première Marche des Fiertés, "les combats ne sont pas terminés"". 20 Minutes. 7 June 2019.
- ^ Grasso, Silvana (1 June 2016). ""En 2016 la Gay Pride a toujours sa raison d'être"". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ a b SR (14 June 2013). "Gay Pride : les nouvelles mariées seront au cœur de la fête". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ a b Conte, Pascale (15 June 2013). "En photos, le mariage de Zoé et Eloïse qui se sont dit "oui" à Toulouse". France 3 Occitanie.
- ^ a b "Gay Pride: 10.000 manifestants à Lyon, incidents à Toulouse". Agence France-Presse, via 20 Minutes. 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b Lacroix, Jérémie (23 March 2017). "Marche des fiertés Toulouse : les coûts de sécurité menacent la Pride 2017". Têtu.
- ^ Séré, Ludovic (25 September 2021). "Marche des Fiertés menacée à Toulouse : "L'Etat devra assumer la première interdiction en France"". Libération.
- ^ a b Dubois, Laurent (9 October 2021). "PHOTOS. Gay Pride à Toulouse : une vague humaine de 15.000 personnes au centre-ville". France 3 Occitanie.
- ^ Fraisse, Lucie (4 June 2019). "Toulouse. Pour la première fois, le Capitole sera illuminé aux couleurs du drapeau LGBT". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ "Le Capitole illuminé aux couleurs du drapeau LGBT samedi après la marche des Fiertés". La Dépêche du Midi. 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Pourquoi le Capitole sera illuminé aux couleurs arc-en-ciel ?". Le Journal Toulousain. 15 May 2021.
- ^ Le Corre, Mélina (17 May 2023). "Toulouse. Pourquoi le Capitole sera aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel, mercredi soir". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Tweet from the official account of the city and metropolis of Toulouse, 7 June 2019
- ^ Laurens, Guillaume (28 March 2018). "Toulouse : finalement, le pont Neuf sera bien aux couleurs de la communauté LGBT pour la gay pride". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Noix, Maxime (17 May 2020). "17 mai, journée contre l'homophobie : ce qu'il se passe à Toulouse". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Official announcement from the Facebook account of Pride Toulouse, 16 July 2020
- ^ Tremoulet, Agnès; Roux, Sylvie (16 June 2001). "Une démarche militante ou un carnaval festif? : Pascale, chef d'orchestre de la parade". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ Grasso, Silvana (19 June 2011). "Gay Pride : un défilé de 8000 personnes". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ VA (16 June 2012). "10.000 personnes à la Gay Pride de Toulouse". France 3 Occitanie.
- ^ Grasso, Silvana (17 June 2012). "20 000 personnes ont suivi la Gay Pride". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ Grasso, Silvana (16 June 2013). "La Marche des fiertés 2013 dans la liesse générale". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ Perez, Jean-Marc (15 June 2013). "Plusieurs milliers de personnes pour la Gay Pride ce samedi après-midi dans les rues de Toulouse". France Bleu Occitanie.
- ^ Boffet, Laurence (20 June 2015). "À Toulouse, une marche des fiertés pour défendre la diversité". France 3 Occitanie.
- ^ Cloix, Pierre (9 June 2018). "Pride Toulouse. Retour en images sur la Marche des fiertés dans la Ville rose". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Garcia, Stéphane (9 June 2018). "PHOTOS - Toulouse : des milliers de participants à la Gay Pride". France Bleu Occitanie.
- ^ "Marche des fiertés à Toulouse : des milliers de personnes revendiquent pour "aimer en toute liberté"". Le Parisien. 10 June 2023.
- ^ Lamarque, Marie (10 June 2023). "EN IMAGES. Chars, drapeau arc-en-ciel : entre 15 000 et 30 000 personnes à la Marche des Fiertés". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ a b "Partenaires". Pride Toulouse. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Tremoulet, Agnès (27 June 1999). "La Gay Pride suscite la polémique". La Dépêche du Midi. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "15e édition de la Gay Pride à Toulouse aujourd'hui". La Dépêche du Midi. 20 June 2009.
- ^ "La marche des Fiertés 2009 sous le signe de la lutte contre les discriminations". Toulouse7. 20 June 2009.
- ^ Grasso, Silvana (3 April 2010). "Françoise Gaspard, une féministe au Capitole". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ Pallas, Pascal (20 June 2013). "Exclusif: un "mur" des homophobes à la Gay Pride de Toulouse". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Valery, Fabrice (11 June 2014). "Comment Jean-Luc Moudenc renoue avec la communauté homosexuelle de Toulouse". France 3 Occitanie.
- ^ Duchampt, Sylvain (17 May 2021). "Polémique: le maire de Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc accusé de Pink Washing lors de la journée mondiale contre l'homophobie". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Volfson, Olga (23 March 2018). "Toulouse : la mairie refuse d'illuminer le Pont Neuf aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel pour le 17 mai". Komitid.
- ^ Saint-Sernin, David (22 March 2018). "Toulouse. La communauté LGBT veut illuminer le pont Neuf en arc-en-ciel, la mairie refuse et s'explique". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Le Corre, Maelle (26 March 2018). "Pride Toulouse obtient finalement l'éclairage du pont Neuf aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel". Komitid.
- ^ Cloix, Pierre (9 June 2018). "EN IMAGES. Le Pont-neuf revêt toutes les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel, symbole LGBT +". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ a b Khetah, Marek (7 June 2017). "Marche des fiertés : le programme de la Gay Pride, samedi à Toulouse". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Le Corre, Mélina (7 June 2023). "Toulouse. Défilé, village, parcours... Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la Marche des Fiertés". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Delbouys, Alain-Marc (28 May 2004). "Ils veulent "réveiller les homos albigeois"". La Dépêche du Midi.
- ^ Tayac, Delphine (8 June 2017). "Plus de 15 000 personnes attendues à la Gay pride de Toulouse". Le Journal Toulousain.
- ^ Barrau, Léa (15 May 2018). "Gay pride, match de rugby, pont Neuf aux couleurs LGBT… Le Festival des Fiertés revient à Toulouse". Actu Toulouse.
- ^ Ch D (7 June 2019). "30.000 personnes attendues samedi à Toulouse pour la Marche des fiertés". La Dépêche du Midi.
External links
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- Official website of the organizator
- The pride on the official website of the city of Toulouse
