Walkers in the parade share the road with cars, bikes, and bystanders, so it’s pleasantly chaotic. Taiwan is one of Asia’s most progressive countries in terms of LGBT rights-and in the decade since its first edition, Taiwan Pride has become one of the continent’s leading pride events, with an estimated 65,000 participants last year. Past editions of Spain’s Benidorm Pride, during which tourists and locals alike take to the streets of the notoriously hedonistic 'Brits abroad' holiday destination, have featured a tapas tasting and a catamaran party. Owned and operated by the former Studio 54 masterminds Ian Shrager and Steve Rubell. One of the last great dance palaces of the disco era was the grand Palladium which every Sunday catered to an almost all gay audience. The parade route begins at West Charleston Boulevard and heads north along 4th Street to Ogden Avenue, and the main stage is at Bridger Avenue. Mondays on Memory Lane: THE PALLADIUM DISCO EVERY DAY IS GAY PRIDE DAY June is world wide Gay Pride month. Naturally, Vegas’s gay celebration happens at night, and it frequently features celebrity interlopers such as Joan Rivers, who rocked up last year to host the Pride Preshow. Ten hours of music will culminate in a performance from seriously classy soul singer Beverley Knight. Wales’s biggest celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, the Cardiff Mardi Gras finds a behemoth new home this year at the city’s Millennium Stadium.
