Pride Parade

Marvin Jalo will be tried as an adult on one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism.

Dozens of major institutions including politicians, school boards, hospitals, supermarkets, and federal organizations withdrew from a pride march over anti-Israel statements by organizers.

Jewish organizations and Ottawa's mayor pull out of Capital Pride after its controversial statement accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, sparking community tensions.

The Jewish “community activist group” accused Brighton & Hove Pride of creating expectations on Jewish groups “that are not made of others.” 

Video of the incident circulating on social media shows a group of men who appear to be of Middle Eastern extraction harassing and assaulting pride parade participants.

Turkish police arrested 15 people and shut down a previously banned LGBTQ+ pride march. The annual June march takes place in cities across the globe but rarely in predominantly Islamic countries.

The New York City, St. Louis, and Toronto pride parades were disrupted by anti-Israel protests, with the Canadian event ending early due to the demonstrations. Similar efforts were stopped in London.

President Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted AK Party has toughened its rhetoric against the LGBT community over the past decade and banned pride marches since 2015, citing “security reasons.”

The embassy charged that Dublin Pride had altered its policy to stop national flags being flown as a circumvented way to prevent the Israeli flag from being displayed at the event.

What I have learned from queer history, what I have learned from Jewish history is that we cannot let fear, grief, hurt, or anger stop us.

In the wake of the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7 and the war that followed, many of the marches this year will be infused with anti-Israel slogans.