Newcastle Pride 2017 lineup: Sam Bailey and A1 top the bill as event returns for its tenth yearĪ Facebook spokesman told the Liverpool Echo: “In fact, this year, over 12 million people across the globe are part of one of the 76,000 Facebook Groups in support of the LGBTQ community, and more than 1.5 million people plan to participate in one of the more than 7,500 Pride events on Facebook.”įacebook has released a whole series of pride-themed add-ons, including profile picture frames and filters.The lavender rhinoceros continued as a symbol of the gay community, appearing at the 1976 Boston Pride Parade and on a flag that was raised at Boston City Hall in 1987.
June is LGBT Pride Month, while Newcastle hosts its Northern Pride event on the Town Moor between Friday, July 21 and Sunday, July 23. Money was raised for the ads, and they began running on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authoritys Green Line by December 3, 1974, and ran there until February 1975.