Pride Houston 365, which is hosting its annual parade and festival on Saturday, lost about 20 sponsors this year that accounted for more than $180,000 in funding. The reason? Companies didn't want to be associated with DEI.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/06/26/525040/pride-houston-lost-more-than-180k-in-sponsorships-because-of-concerns-about-dei/

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Pride Month started this week, which means there are plenty of upcoming events and celebrations for the Houston area's LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

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A year after dueling Pride parades were held by competing organizations on back-to-back weekends, Houston will have one downtown celebration for its LGBTQ+ residents and their allies. The newer organization appears to have gone dormant.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/05/07/520788/houston-pride-parade-2025-competing-events-last-year/

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Photos: Houstonians celebrate Pride at 46th annual parade

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/07/01/492315/photos-houstonians-celebrate-pride-at-46th-annual-parade/

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The Pride festival and parade held last Saturday by Houston's New Faces of Pride drew about 5,000 attendees, according to the City of Houston. Many more are expected for this Saturday's events hosted by Pride Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/06/28/492281/downtown-houston-preparing-for-another-pride-festival-and-parade/

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There are lots of ways to commemorate Pride month in Houston, including fitness activities, parties, markets, brunches, parades, festivals and Pride nights at local professional sporting events. Here's a rundown.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/05/31/489368/houston-pride-month-2024-series-of-celebrations-planned-throughout-june/

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Houston is set to have two Pride parades this year. City Council is encouraging them to come together. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/04/26/484830/houston-is-set-to-have-two-pride-parades-this-year-city-council-is-encouraging-them-to-come-together/

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Pride Houston sues New Faces of Pride Houston in federal court, alleging trademark infringement

The competing nonprofit organizations, one of which was created earlier this year, both have scheduled parades and festivals for next June to celebrate Houston’s LGBTQ+ community.

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Houston’s feuding Pride organizations planning two separate events for June 2024

Tensions already are bubbling between Pride Houston 365, the longtime organizer of Houston’s annual Pride parade and festival, and a new organization called New Faces of Pride Houston that is planning its own events next year.

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