Love is Love
Photo taken by yoav-hornung.
A Pride Rally & March was organized by the Brisbane Pride Festival, marching from Brunswick Street in front of California Lane to New Farm Park to celebrate the Pride Fair Day on September 22.
People gathered at Fortitude Valley at 10 am for brief speeches before they marched down Brunswick St to their destination at New Farm Park to arrive by 11 am. Brisbane Pride Festival started in 1990 and has become the Queensland’s largest and the country’s third-largest Gay and Lesbian event.
Different colors have different meanings on the rainbow flag: The red means light, the orange means healing, the yellow means the sun, the green means calmness, the blue means art, the lilac means the spirit.
A participant from China, Jack Cheng said it was his first time he participated in this activity as a member of the LGBT group because such activity does not exist and is not allowed in China.
Jack Cheng said it was his first time to participate in this activity to bravely assert his identity.
He said the Pride Rally & March had been held for 25 years in Brisbane, and it is a traditional routine for the community to announce their identities and demonstrate their rights.
“I am proud of this group, I am surrounded by people who make me feel safe and comfortable, and I no longer feel insecure or scared,” Mr Cheng said.
Brisbane Pride organization said Pride Rally & March had brought hope and encouragement to the LGBT community, providing opportunities to demonstrate equal rights through the media, advertising, and public visibility.
“Now in its 27th year, Brisbane Pride Festival attracts more than 10,000 festival-goers over four weeks in September each year,” the Brisbane Pride organization said.
Pride Rally & March is the biggest event of the LGBT community to simply celebrate being who they are in front of the public.
A female Photographer Julia Hocken said there are some events as same as the ride Rally & March, but not many of them emphasize the importance of prioritizing queer voices.
“It had indigenous queer youth at the front of the Pride Rally & March to recognize their multi-tiered struggles. Pride day is also one of the few LGBT events that are for all ages,” Ms Hocken said.
