Night of 1,000 Queens: See people from "RuPaul's Drag Race" perform at this 9 p.m. Sat 08.45 EDT 17 In the aftermath of the shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando in which 49 people were killed and 53 injured, gay pride parades are increasing security.
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Tickets start at $45, and all attendees have to be older than 21. Some of the city's newest residents will have a prominent place in the Christopher Street Day parade.Īround 1,000 police secured the route through Paris, allowing revelers to enjoy the festivities "without fearing attacks or aggressions." Drag queens Alyssa, Detox, Shangela and Trixie Mattel are scheduled to make appearances.This weekend, Cologne celebrates 47 years since a milestone in the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. "Three weeks on from the LGBT-phobic and racist attack in Orlando, to march is an act of resistance. We must not give into fear," said Inter-LGBT association spokesperson Amandine Miguel. However, the celebrations sparked a heated debate in the right-wing party Front National (FN) after its student association at the Paris Institute of Political Studies tweeted in support of the march. "More than ever necessary after the homophobic attack in Orlando, we wish a good #MarcheDesFiertes to all," the group said in a tweet, referring to the name of the gay pride parade.
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The gay pride parade in West Hollywood took on a more somber tone after the shooting in Orlando and the arrest of a man who police say wanted to harm the LA parade. Sundays massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, grimly changed the equation, stirring communal fears and swiftly prompting tighter security at gay pride events.
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The party's Vice President Louis Aliot took to the social media platform to voice his disapproval.