Participants began to gather on the upper part of Wenceslas Square before noon. Security was overseen by the police. although the municipality did not receive any reports of protests, opponents of the parade also gathered on the spot. He holds signs that say, “Fear God, and honor him,” or “Only the Lord Jesus Christ can save you from hell.” In response, the participants chant that “God is a woman.”

Shortly before one o’clock in the afternoon, the march set out on Na Příkopě Street and headed for Republic Square, before which it stopped for a moment before continuing again.

People were having fun and dancing, and live music was heard in the streets. Other people came out of shops and restaurants or watched the parade. The mood was not spoiled by the rainy weather, people wrapped in raincoats or held colorful umbrellas and danced in the rain.

The parade met a dozen extremists with Confederate flags in Revoluční Street, and the police separated them. “A group of about ten people tried to stop, but the police turned away and continued,” said police spokesman Jan Danek.

Unknown opponents of the march also poured oil on the stairs leading to Letná in the morning. The stairs were impossible, but the Prague services had already cleaned them up and the procession up the stairs passed without any problems.

The rainbow march arrived in Letná after about two hours

“I am participating in the parade to provide support to the community. There is a great atmosphere here, which also consists of beautiful costumes, and everyone is pleasant, “says the participant Denisa Michalinová. “Here, because it is the only day of the year when I and others can be ourselves,” Antonín H smiled. “Members of this minority still have a difficult time,” said Tereza M., who took part in the parade. a friend from the LGBT community.

The procession then continued from Revoluční to Dvořákovo nábřeží and Čechův most, over which it crossed to Letná, where a rich music program was planned for several stages from two o’clock in the afternoon. For example, there is a booth where they can be tested for HIV, syphilis or hepatitis free of charge. Admission to the whole event is free.

According to the Transport Company (DPP), the operation of trams and buses was temporarily restricted from approximately 1.15 pm to 2.45 pm in the area of ​​Náměstí Republiky, Revoluční, Na Františku and Čechův most. The operation of bus lines will be interrupted, trams will run by diversion through Těšnov and Vltavská.

The march takes place for the ninth time and culminates in a weekly festival with the LGBT Prague Pride theme. Its first year in 2011 provoked critical reactions from conservatives, according to which the show was obscene and tastelessly imposed an ideology on homosexuality. The term was used by the then President Václav Klaus, who had to fight this phenomenon.

In the following years, the protests weakened and the number of visitors increased. While according to the organizers, 25 people arrived for the first year and 8,000 of them took part in the parade, last year it was 92,000 people and 40,000 of them took part in the procession.