The 2014 Wave Pride will start from Naples in late May, with the Mediterranean Pride of Naples, and will end on June 28 in numerous other cities
This year the usual national demonstration for thel Gay Pride will not be held, but will be organized parades local in different Italian cities.
More precisely, a 'Wave Pride which will start from Naples the 31 may and which will end, in some Italian cities, on 28 June 2014 , day in which i remember Stonewell's motions, in New York in 1969. On that occasion, about two thousand people took to the streets to defend the rights of homosexuals and clashed severely with more than four thousand policemen. The 45th anniversary of this dramatic event is commemorated.
The event was included in the broader program of the International Forum of Cultures and May of the Monuments and it will open with the event "Mediterranean pride of Naples" (MPoN), organized with the patronage of the Municipality of Naples. In fact, the Gay Pride will cross the main streets of Naples to help enhance its role in Mediterranean culture.
To host the event and to create a place to discuss the most important issues concerning diversity, a new forum will also be opened Pride Park, a space in which different cultural events will be hosted.
It will certainly be a significant event that will see the participation of millions of people throughout Italy and, in the words of Neri Lauro, president of the Coordination Campania Rainbow: "The Mediterranean Pride of Naples will be the culmination of an important season for Naples: from the events of the Forum of cultures, to the May of the monuments, to the" June of the young ", there is no better time to affirm once again civilization and equality and underline the importance of our city as a beacon of. progress for Europe and the Mediterranean countries. Gender issues concern everyone, families, companies, institutions and developing inclusion means improving our economy, attracting tourists, guaranteeing the future of young people and young people, realizing a common dream.
Gay Pride information in Naples
When: 31 May 2014
Where: center and main roads of the city
