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As World Pride flows straight into the military parade, DC officials say they’re ready for anything
- Washington, D.C. prepares for two massive consecutive events: World Pride celebrations on June 7-8 followed by a military parade on June 14.
- The military parade honors the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and a White House resident’s 79th birthday, with plans expanding after presidential involvement caused concern.
- Officials expect up to 200,000 attendees at the parade while managing potential counterprotests, including the No Kings rally marching near the White House but not into the military event.
- Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith expressed strong confidence in the department’s crowd control capabilities, highlighting their expertise in managing large-scale events amid preparations described as being as intense as multiple consecutive Super Bowls.
- These back-to-back large events with divergent themes raise logistical and security challenges, testing D.C.’s preparedness while reflecting heightened anxiety over possible disruptions.
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WorldPride wraps up after epic weekend of events
After more than two years of preparation, thousands of volunteers, countless LGBTQ community members and allies, queer celebrities, and hundreds of events across the district, WorldPride in Washington has come to a close. “It has been an extremely powerful three weeks,” Ryan Bos, executive director of the Capital Pride Alliance, told the Blade on Sunday at the International March on Washington for Freedom. “This weekend has been well above expec…
The WorldPride Parade Blanketed the City in Queer Excellence
With feathers, sequins, booty shorts, and plenty of rainbows, the WorldPride Parade traveled down 14th Street NW to 919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW on Saturday afternoon. The bustling sidewalks were filled with fanfare, defiance, and an overwhelming sense of Pride buzzing from the participants and paradegoers. Though attendance for the international celebration was lower than the originally expected 3 million attendees, the LGBTQIA community did what i…
As World Pride flows straight into the military parade, DC officials say they’re ready
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds. As Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith recently put it, “We are really the experts in this space when it comes to crowd management.”
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