Thousands of people are expected to take over Albuquerque Saturday with a celebration of Pride.
The 49th Albuquerque Pridefest and Parade are set for Saturday with Pridefest moving to a new location: Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque.
The day’s festivities will kick off with the Albuquerque Pride Parade at 10 a.m. The parade will travel along historic Route 66 in the Nob Hill neighborhood, starting at Central and Girard and ending at Central and San Mateo. Over 130 floats are expected to participate as they march down Central Avenue.
Following the parade, Pridefest will take place at Civic Plaza. The event will feature 125 vendors, various activities, and musical performances. Headlining the main stage will be three national artists: Victoria “Porkchop” Parker, Frenchie Davis and Landon Cider.
Pridefest has previously been held at Morning Side Park, Expo New Mexico and Balloon Fiesta Park. This year’s move to Civic Plaza aims to make the event more accessible and central. The theme for Pridefest 2025 is “Empower, Unite, Fight, Thrive.”
Admission to Pridefest is $20 for adults and $15 for those aged 6-18. Children aged 6 and under receive free admission. Tickets are available for purchase at abqpride.com and on the ABQ Pride Facebook page.
Parking for the event will be available at the Convention Center parking garage and the Civic Plaza garage.
What could they POSSIBLY be proud of?
The idea that aberrant sexual behavior should be celebrated is dumbfounding.
Yep, recognizing fag month takes precedence over the 81st anniversary of the DDay invasion.
I’m embarrassed to be an American today
I doubt you have any gay friends, considering the way you talk about them.
Wow, are you guys proud of being bigots? Sexual orientation is not a choice. Being a bigot is. We are all Americans and have the right to our Constitutionally granted freedom of speech, just like you are. If LGBTQ+ folks want to be proud of who they are instead of being harassed and treated as pariahs, they have that right.
For the record, I am not a member of that community, but I’m a patriot. I’m am ally. I support the Constitution.
Do you?
Johanna Smith
FYI, Johanna, my gay friends as well as my Native American children would tell you that I’m not a bigot. They don’t participate in or condone any group or groups getting special treatment or privileges other than our combat veterans. You should really consider knowing your audience before passing judgment on them
Jerk
Juan, there are lots of people who, one on one, are very lovely and kind, yet still have biases against a group.
Gay Pride has nothing to do with special treatment. It has to do with people who have been marginalized forever being open and joyful about who they are!
If you wanted to join them, they wouldn’t deny you that. They would welcome you. What’s special privilege about that?
I came from a tiny college town in Ohio.When our gay community, now probably 20 years ago, decided to have a Pride Parade, many of us straight folks welcomed their efforts and joined the celebration. Everyone who decorated the main drag of the town was an ally.
Gay Pride is simply people celebrating who they are. Essentially, it’s not much different than a St. Patrick’s Day parade or a Day of the Dead celebration. This, however,is not ethnic. It’s even more elemental than our native cultures. For LGBTQ+ folks, it’s essential to who they are. It’s really more akin to the Women’s marches some years ago.
No one told any man they couldn’t participate. They were welcome in their support. This is the same thing.
I must add that you might be part of a minority and still have biases against others. It happens every day. And, btw, I’m not the person who said you didn’t have any gay friends. That was another person.
Takes one…