Saturday afternoon and evening offers six stages with music and spoken word, fairground attractions, a VIP zone, a family zone, a beauty zone and JarmarQ non-profits, where there will be an opportunity to try, for example, virtual reality or the provision of first aid.
“Of course, there is again a large testing zone directed by the Czech Society AIDS Pomoc, where people can get tested for HIV, syphilis and jaundice type B and C for free and anonymously. Recently, a greater number of new cases of HIV have been appearing among heterosexual people, so awareness and better information is really needed in Czech society,” said festival director Kamila Fröhlichová.
Photo: Lucie Fialová, Novinky
Prague Pride
The parade left Műstek at noon, according to the organizers, there were 60,000 people, i.e. the same number as last year. “The essence of the parade is to show that LGBT+ people are still here with us and waiting for human rights to be rectified,” said Fröhlich. He passed through Na Příkopech street, through Ovocný trh, Celetná, Staroměstské náměstí and Pařížská na Letná. Music played, there was dancing, some participants wore colorful costumes and carried rainbow trains and other accessories.
PHOTO: A rainbow parade passed through Prague
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The participants were secured by police officers who were leading the way. Because of information about planning an attack on a recent similar event in Bratislava, they were watched by more police than usual, some with guns in hand. “The police officers have not yet noticed any problems and have not had to intervene,” Prague police spokesman Jan Daněk told ČTK around 1 p.m. Some politicians, representatives of companies and organizations, ambassadors, famous personalities, families with children, Czechs and foreigners will also take part in the parade.
Great music, lots of color
The forehead arrived in Prague 7 shortly after 1 p.m. “It was great, a lot of music, a lot of colors,” Jára, who arrived with a friend who is part of the LGBT+ community, told Novinkám. Other participants, Jakub and Lukáš from Prague, appreciated that they fit in perfectly with the similarly oriented crowd.
High school students Klára and Emma were also excited by the atmosphere. “It’s amazing to see how many people there are and how proud everyone is of who they are,” says Ema, who completed her third rainbow parade. Both lean towards the majority sexual orientation, but have homosexual friends. “It is very difficult for them, they are not considered equal like the majority and they are terribly condemned,” shared Klára’s experience.
Photo: Lucie Fialová, Novinky
Prague Pride
“The day is full of great energy, it’s about celebrating freedom, but at the same time it points to things that still need to be addressed. Unequal rights, castration, hate speech that is heard – for example, that marriage for all will threaten the traditional family. Something similar was heard a hundred years ago, when women’s suffrage was sought. It’s sad, and although it might seem that time has moved significantly, in the argumentation you will find that it is still the Middle Ages,” said Jana.
A family for all
This year’s theme for the 14th year was a family defined not by genes, but by unconditional acceptance. “Then the password is already a complete grotesque. A community brutally attacking the normal family model – father-mother-children – brandishes the word family. The community insulting Christian symbols at the perverse opening of the Olympic Games is holding religious services,” Josef Pilát responded to Novinky. “There’s money for that kind of crap! Go ahead with it, buzzards with ninety genders,” responded Pavel Janoušek.
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Novinky
On August 10, 2024, a pride march passed through the center of Prague as the end of the Prague Pride festival.
On Sunday, Afterpicnic & Concerts will be held all afternoon on Strělecký island, it will be possible to visit several exhibitions, there will be a spiritual gathering and an ecumenical service or a screening of the film 120 BPM. From 2 p.m., sculptor Pavel Karous leads a tour of fine art in public space and Prague architecture reflecting the stories of the sexual revolution and LGBT+ people.
The evening will end the rainbow week of parties at Back Doors Bar, B52 Bar, Friends and Heaven clubs. The performance Vodní hladina: Rusalka takes place in Villa Štvanice, in which Daniela Špinar, as the first independent project after the end of her era at the National Theatre, presents a reimagining of the famous opera.
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