The 21st Joburg Pride Day and Parade will take place on Saturday 2nd October 2010 at Zoo Lake Sports Club. The Joburg Pride Board calls on the LGBT community and friends of the community to take part and enjoy an absolutely fabulous day of celebration.

The 2010 Pride Parade, featuring a host of colourful floats and thousands of revellers, will kick off from Zoo Lake Sports Club at 10am through the streets of Rosebank.

Marchers return back to Zoo Lake Sports Club at around 11.30am for the rest of the Pride Day festivities until 5pm.

Besides the entertainment there will also be Pride stalls (with all sorts of goodies on display and on sale), bars, food and a kiddies’ play area.

Refreshment points for marchers will be provided along the route. No alcohol is permitted to be consumed in the Parade and participants are reminded to wear sunscreen and a hat or cap.

Highlighting the deteriorating human rights landscape for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across Africa, Joburg Pride 2010 will be reminding the continent’s people, politicians and religious leaders that: We’re ALL African.

The ‘We’re ALL African’ theme is a call for LGBT Africans to affirm and assert their African-ness. Sexual diversity is a normal aspect of the human spectrum and Joburg Pride wants this to be accepted on the continent as part of its rich tapestry of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic diversity. The gates at Zoo Lake Sports Club open at 9am. Entrance is free and everyone is invited!

Joburg Pride Week

The days ahead of the annual Joburg Pride Parade will see a number of independent Pride themed events organised by gay-friendly and gay-owned businesses and venues. There will also be various events at gay bars and clubs - all culminating in the parade and a variety of post-parade after-parties around Gauteng.