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The first Gay Pride Week in Seattle began on the 24th of June 1974. It started with an open house at the Stonewall Recovery Center and included a discussion about transsexuality inside the University of Washington Hub Ballroom.
Mayor Wes Uhlman declared the city's first official Gay Pride Week in 1977. This declaration occurred after broader acceptance brought organized anti-gay forces determined to repeal protective ordinances during that decade.
The Seattle Pride Parade takes place down 4th Avenue in Downtown Seattle. The parade route moved permanently to Broadway from Capitol Hill before returning to Downtown Seattle in 2006.
Seattle Out and Proud operates as a nonprofit organization coordinating year-round LGBTQIA+ programs. Their mission includes creating unity and honoring diversity throughout the region and world while running a speaker series called Pride Speaks.
Organizers decided in 2006 to move both the parade and festival to better accommodate growing attendance. The festival previously took place in neighboring Capitol Hill's Volunteer Park but outgrew that residential location.