A new LGBTQ group is planning to hold a gay pride parade through downtown Huntsville to “celebrate the Stonewall Riots” of New York in 1969.
The Community Pride Alliance, which is a “private club” comprised of “supporters, leaders, performers, youth, and organizations,” is putting on the Vincent Rutherford Equality March starting at 11 a.m. on June 29, followed by the Cedaria Rion Pridefest Social 2025. The group has been active recently during the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests.
According to the Alliance's website, the planned route begins at Lot K on Holmes Avenue and moves toward the Huntsville Museum of Art and the EarlyWorks Children’s Museum, and loops back north to end at the Lumber Yard on Holmes.
A “family-friendly celebration of Pride” is planned at Butler Green @ Campus 805 following the march, featuring bands, food and drag performers.
To volunteer for the parade or to be a vendor at the social, applicants must pledge not to be involved with "waging a culture war" against the LGBTQ+ "community" or be "politically affiliated with those who do."
1819 News contacted Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle’s office to inquire about his concerns regarding the event, but did not receive a response. 1819 News also requested a copy of the permit for the parade, which would require a special permit application.
Public drag shows in front of children have been a major source of controversy across Alabama in recent years, particularly during “Pride Month.” Multiple bills to ban public drag shows in front of minors have made their way through the state legislature during the last three sessions, but none have achieved final passage so far.
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