Nearly 5,000 people will march in the 21st Pride March in a historic event to call for marriage equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities along St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street this Sunday 31 January 2016.
For the first time, Pride March will be focused on a key issue impacting the LGBTI community. At the 21st Pride March, Australian Marriage Equality and Equal Love, who have both been forerunners in the fight for marriage equality will join forces to lead the Pride March.
Close to 170 organisations will walk in support of Pride March including the Premier of Victoria, City of Port Phillip, Dykes on Bikes, the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Choir, the Rainbow Families Council of Victoria, the Victorian AIDS Council, Team Melbourne to name just a few. The groups marching represent a wide variety of organisations that support the community, provide services or contribute towards the fight for equality.
A number of straight allies will also join Pride March including members of Victoria Police, the Victorian State Emergency Service, players from the St Kilda Football Club and a range of other corporate and government organisations that support the LGBTI community.
The march starts at 2pm from the top of Fitzroy St and finishes at Catani Gardens, where food, entertainment and the celebration of diverse gender and sexuality in our community will continue throughout the day. Order of March is listed below!
For more information, visit: www.midsumma.org.au for details.
Image: Rainbow Flags at Pride March
2016 Pride March Order:
01: Dykes on Bikes Melbourne
02: Equal Love
02: Australian Marriage Equality
03: Victorian Premier and Cabinet
03: Rainbow Labor Victoria
04: City of Port Phillip
05: NAB
06: Australia Post
07: Swinburne
08: Coles
09: Jetstar Airways
10: AGL
11: GoGet Carshare
12: City of Melbourne Pipe Band
13: Victoria Police
14: Victorian Public Sector
15: Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Righs Commission
16: Bi Alliance Victoria
17: Manhunt
18: Mr Moto
19: Ambulance Victoria
20: CFA Pride. ( Country Fire Authority )
21: MFB
22: Victoria State Emergency Service
23: My Pet Warehouse
24: SEEK Limited
25: SHK Asia Pacific
26: Accor Hotels
27: ADF-N
28: Environment Protection Authority
29: ESTA 000
30: JOY 94.9
31: Border Pride Albury Wodonga (BPAW)
32: Ermha
33: Amnesty International LGBTIQ Victoria
34: AGMC Inc.
35: All Love is Equal
36: ALMA Australian Lesbian Medical Association
37: Annecto-the people network
38: ArciLesbica Australia – Italian women
39: ASECI
40: Diversity Group – Kildonan Unitingcare
41: Diversity Project/Diversity Group Shepparton
42: DTs Hotel
43: Freedom2b
44: FTM Shed Inc.
45: Gender help for Parents
46: Gippsland Pride/ Gippsland Rainbow Collective
47: GLBTIQA AA Melbourne part of AA Victoria
48: GLOBE
49: PFLAG Greater Shepparton
50: Goulburn Valley Pride Inc. Shepparton
51: Harm Reduction Victoria (HRV)
52: Jewish Lesbian Group of Vic
53: Jewish Pride
54: Just Drag
55: Launch Housing
56: LGBT Hindu Satsang of Melbourne
57: LGBTIQ Cosplayers
58: LGBTIQ Vegans – Social Group
59: Living Positive Victoria
60: Love Is Eternal
61: Matrix Guild of Victoria Inc
62: Melbourne Furry Community
63: Melbourne Gaymers
64: Melbourne Hartosexuals
65: Melbourne Inclusive Church
66: Metropolitan Community Church Melbourne
67: Order of Perpetual Indulgence – Adelaide
68: Peninsula Pride – headspace Frankston
69: Performing Older Women’s Circus
70: (spare)
71: PolyVic
72: Project Rockit
73: Queer Active
74: Quit Coal
75: Radical Women
76: Rainbow Families Council
77: Rainbow Families Inner South East
78: RhED
79: Sapien Army
80: Seahorse Victoria, Inc.
81: South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault
82: Spaced Out Inc
83: Switchboard Victoria
84: The Pinnacle Foundation
85: Transgender Victoria
86: Uniting Network Australia
87: VAC
88: VicBears
89: VIC-PAH, Victorian Pups and Handlers
90: Vintage Men Inc.
91: Vixen Collective
92: Well Proud
93: WestSide Derby Dollz
94: Yellow Kitties
95: Zumba
96: ANZ
97: Craig Evans Funerals
98: Diversity Expo
99: IKEA
100: Medibank
101: Mercer
102: SensWide Employment
103: Australian Sex Party & Fiona Patten MLC
104: LGPro
105: Queer Greens Victoria
106: Banyule City Council
107: City of Darebin
108: City of Greater Geelong
109: Hume City Council Youth Services
110: Maroondah City Council
111: Melton City Council
112: Melbourne Rainbow Band
113: Moreland City Council
114: Australian Equality Party
115: Black Apple Theatre
116: BonBOYage and Girls at Sea
117: Kong’s Kings
118: Les Rock
119: Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia
120: ChillOut Festival
121: Gossip Sundays – Love Machine Nightclub
122: Melbourne Queer Film Festival
123: OUTintheOPEN Festival Shepparton
124: The Department of Agriculture and Water
125: Alice McTaggart
125: Bianca Saathoff
125: Carmen Martinez
125: Francine Steele
125: Genevieve Douglas-Byrnes
125: Hashomer Hatzair
125: Jackson St Clair
125: James Doherty
125: Karan Bector
125: Katie Goodman
125: Lauren Mason
125: Lisa Amato
125: Mabel Nicholson
125: Maree Loizou
125: Megan Pring
125: Myra Levitt-Campbell
125: Natasha Nolc
125: Neami National
125: Very Greer Impressive
125: Zac England
126: Team Melbourne
127: Frontrunners
128: Argonauts Rowing
129: Chargers Rugby
130: Surge Water Polo
131: Melbourne Spikers Volleyball
132: Vic Tennis
133: Glamourhead Aquatics Club
134: Wranglers – Wrestlers
135: 69ers ten Pin Bowling
136: Melbourne Motocycle Tourers
137: Bent Kranks Cycling
138: The Nomads Inc.
139: Motafrenz Car Club
140: Womens Eight Ball Association Inc
141: Berry Street
142: GLBT Disability Support Services
143: headspace
144: Hepburn Health Service
145: Inner South Community Health Service
146: Lifeview Residential Care
147: Merri Community Health Services
148: MOIRA
149: Quippings Disability is Desirable
150: Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus
151: Liberal Party
152: Australian Bar Association
153: Victorian Trades Hall Council
154: Lord Somers Camp and Power House
155: Minus18
156: Omnis Youth marching with SSCV
157: Scouts Victoria
158: YEAH (Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS
159: Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS)
160: Brighton Secondary College
161: Deakin Pride Queer Society
162: Deakin University
163: La Trobe University
164: Monash Student Association Queer Dep.
165: Monash University
166: Queer Health Student Network
167: RMIT University
168: The University of Melbourne
169: VU Pride
170: Midsumma Festival
Please note: Order of March is subject to change