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Oakland Pride Draws Thousands in First Year Led by LGBTQ Center

Organizers moved production to the Oakland LGBTQ Center to stabilize finances.

Justin Hu-Nguyen and his daughter Kara Hu-Nguyen, 8, from Bike East Bay, decorate their bicycle for the Oakland Pride Parade on Sunday morning.  
Sister Eva Lynn Goode of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attends the LGBTQ Pride Parade in downtown Oakland.
Oakland fire trucks are decorated with Pride flags Sunday morning for the city’s LGBTQ Pride Parade. 
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Overview

  • Oakland’s 16th annual Pride drew thousands to downtown Oakland on Sunday and concluded with a multi-stage festival at Frank Ogawa Plaza.
  • The Oakland LGBTQ Center produced the event for the first time after Oakland Pride Inc. dissolved in January, a change organizers say will provide greater financial stability.
  • Organizers added new activations including a Generations of Pride space, a sober area, and a Trans March created with Bruthas Rising to expand accessibility and tailored programming.
  • Community groups and public agencies marched in the parade, with contingents from the Oakland Unified School District, the Oakland Fire Department, AC Transit and BART appearing alongside protesters voicing opposition to federal policies on immigrants and transgender people.
  • Organizers kept ticket prices steady despite rising costs, a choice intended to preserve local and family attendance and signal a focus on sustaining an East Bay-centered, family-friendly Pride tradition.