The Bicycle Ride for Pride and Black Lives, Pride for Black Lives Matter march fills streets of Oak Lawn Steven Monacelli | Contributing Writer Dallas’ 2020 Pride march on Sunday, June 28, started with about 500 people in Turtle Creek Park and eventually swelled to nearly 1,000 as it wound its way through the Oak Lawn gayborhood.
This march was unique for a number of reasons: First, it marked a return to the roots of Pride by rejecting corporate sponsorships, and second, it united previously separated communities for a common cause.
The city’s annual Pride celebration — moved last year from September to June, and from Oak Lawn to Fair Park, and featuring the Miller Lite Music Festival and the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade — was initially