Trans Pride Seattle Explained

Trans Pride Seattle is a pride march, arts and cultural festival, and resource fair advocating for transgender rights during LGBT Pride weekend in Seattle, Washington, United States.^[1]

History

Trans Pride Seattle was first founded in 1997 as a march and protest in Capitol Hill.^[2] It was revived 16 years later by Gender Justice League on June 23, 2013, in Cal Anderson Park.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The pride has grown to tens of thousands of attendees. In 2024 they required attendees to wear masks, and had ASL interpreters for the stage events. They also live streamed the events for those who may be unable to attend.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Haun . Riley . Trans Pride Seattle back for 2023 . June 11, 2024 . The Seattle Times . May 31, 2023.
2. News: Yandel . Jeannie . Seattle Hosts First Transgender Pride Event In 16 Years . June 11, 2024 . KUOW - NPR . June 28, 2013 . June 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240612005349/https://archive.kuow.org/news/2013-06-28/seattle-hosts-first-transgender-pride-event-in-16-years . live .
3. News: Stead . Jordan . Trans Pride march & celebration . June 11, 2024 . Seattle PI . June 28, 2013 . June 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240612005349/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/slideshow/Trans-Pride-march-celebration-65469.php . live .
4. Book: Mayo-Adam, Erin . Queer Alliances: How Power Shapes Political Movement Formation . July 14, 2020 . Stanford University Press . 978-1-5036-1280-8 . en.
5. Web site: McCall . Vivian . June 23, 2023 . An Oral History of the First Seattle Trans Pride . June 13, 2024 . The Stranger . en.
6. Web site: Wells . Patheresa . 11 Years of Trans Pride in Seattle: Celebrating the Strength, Diversity, and Beauty of Two Spirit, Trans, and Gender-Diverse People . South Seattle Emerald . 15 June 2024 . 14 July 2024.