So far confirmed: a rainbow flag raising ceremony over Miami Beach City Hall the Miss Miami Beach Gay Pride Pageant a Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce MegaMixer, which is a fundraiser for Pride a VIP kick-off reception beach party, parade and festival and Pride Cruise.
Richard Murry, marketing director for Pride, said the 2018 parade and festival will have a full week of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary. Photo courtesy of Miami Beach Gay Pride by Stephen R. Thanks to everyone who voted for Miami Beach Gay Pride.” A special shout-out goes to our presenting sponsor Celebrity Cruises who really helped us bring Pride to a new level last year. “It takes an army of dedicated volunteers and staff, the support of the City of Miami Beach, and the help of all our sponsors to produce a Pride of this magnitude. “After just nine short years, it’s an honor to have SFGN readers name Miami Beach Gay Pride their favorite event of the year,” said Mark Fernandes, chair of the Miami Beach Gay Pride Board of Directors.
Miami Beach Gay Pride also earns Best LGBT event honors in South Florida Gay News’ Best of 2017 readers poll. Recently, Miami Beach Gay Pride was named one of the “Top 100 Events of the Year” for the third year in a row by BizBash Magazine and earned the Pink Flamingo Award as favorite multi-day event for the fourth year in a row. This year’s parade and festival featured a record-breaking number of parade entries, including 74 parade contingencies, 22 floats and more than 3,000 participants. Langīy Jose its inception in 2009, Miami Beach Gay Pride has grown from a neighborhood event to an event on the global stage with A-list celebrities such as Gloria Estefan, Mario Lopez and Elvis Duran serving as Grand Marshals and Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks as headline entertainers.Īttendance has grown from an estimated 15,000 spectators for the first Pride parade in 2009 to an estimated record of 135,000-plus revelers in 2017. Photo courtesy of Miami Beach Gay Pride by Stephen R. The personal responsible for this act will be brought to justice.Annual parade and festival named best LGBT event in SFGN Best of 2017 readers poll While Israel’s Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan said “We are talking about an extremely severe incident. I wish the injured a full and speedy recovery. We cannot allow such crimes, and we must condemn those who commit and support them. We must not be deluded, a lack of tolerance will lead us to disaster. People celebrating their freedom and expressing their identity were viciously stabbed. We came together today for a festive event, but the joy was shattered when a terrible hate crime occurred here in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Meanwhile Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said: That’s how we acted in the past and how we’ll continue to act. We must ensure that in Israel, every man and woman lives in security in any way they choose.
In the state of Israel the individual’s freedom of choice is one of basic values. There Has Been Wall-to-Wall Condemnation of the Attack in IsraelĪccording to the BBC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack “contradicted the country’s basic values.” In a statement the PM said: For all of our good, its best that this verdict not remain as it is.ĥ. This is a wrongful verdict it’s hard to ignore from the clear public pressure that was applied without end on the judges within the hall and outside of it, which influenced the judges’ decision. After the verdict was handed down, Schlissel’s attorney told the media: The accused even refused the pleas of his family, who were in court, to stand up and respect the court. During sentencing the accused showed contempt of court repeatedly and refused to stand when asked to do so.” YNet News reported that the Jerusalem District Attorney later added that charge to Schlissel’s rap sheet. Judge Zvi Segal told him at the time “I’m talking to you and therefore you’ll stand, you are starting to show contempt of court. When he was sentenced in 2006, Schlissel sat down in court, refusing the judge’s orders to stand. When He Was Sentenced in 2006, Schlissel Refused to Stand When the Verdict Was Read Out The following year, the efforts to put on the 2006 parade were featured in the documentary film Jerusalem is Proud to Present.Ĥ.
The city council had even banned that march until a court overturned the decision and the Pride festival went ahead. In their report on the 2005 stabbings, the BBC noted that that march had been opposed by the mayor of Jerusalem at the time. Gay Pride events in Israel regularly draw protests from Jews, Muslims and Christians in the country, reports YNet News.