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[[File:49.Before.DykeMarch.NYC.29June2019 (48209469046).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pre-Dyke March assembly at [[Bryant Park]] in [[Manhattan]] (2019).<br > The New York City march is one of the largest commemorations of [[lesbian pride]] and culture.<ref name=TracyGCN>{{cite news|last1=Tracy |first1=Matt |title=Massive NYC Dyke March takes over Fifth Avenue |url=https://gaycitynews.com/massive-nyc-dyke-march-takes-over-fifth-avenue/ |work=[[Gay City News]] |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref>]]
[[File:49.Before.DykeMarch.NYC.29June2019 (48209469046).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pre-Dyke March assembly at [[Bryant Park]] in [[Manhattan]] (2019). The New York City march is one of the largest commemorations of [[lesbian pride]] and culture.<ref name=TracyGCN>{{cite news|last1=Tracy |first1=Matt |title=Massive NYC Dyke March takes over Fifth Avenue |url=https://gaycitynews.com/massive-nyc-dyke-march-takes-over-fifth-avenue/ |work=[[Gay City News]] |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref>]]


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A '''Dyke March''' is a [[lesbian]] visibility and [[protest march]], much like the original [[Pride parade|Gay Pride parades]] and [[gay rights]] demonstrations. The main purpose of a Dyke March is the encouragement of [[activism]] within the lesbian community. [[Dyke (slang)|Dyke]] marches commonly take place the Friday or Saturday before [[LGBT]] pride parades. Larger [[List of Combined Statistical Areas|metropolitan areas]] usually have several Pride-related happenings (including picnics, workshops, arts festivals, parties, benefits, dances, and bar events) both before and after the march to further [[community building]]; with [[outreach|social outreach]] to specific segments such as older women, [[women of color]], and [[LGBT parenting|lesbian parenting]] groups.
A '''dyke march''' is a [[lesbian]] visibility and [[protest march]], much like the original [[Pride parade|Gay Pride parades]] and [[gay rights]] demonstrations. The main purpose of a dyke march is the encouragement of [[activism]] within the lesbian community. [[Dyke (slang)|Dyke]] marches commonly take place the Friday or Saturday before [[LGBT]] pride parades. Larger [[List of Combined Statistical Areas|metropolitan areas]] usually have several Pride-related happenings (including picnics, workshops, arts festivals, parties, benefits, dances, and bar events) both before and after the march to further [[community building]]; with [[outreach|social outreach]] to specific segments such as older women, [[women of color]], and [[LGBT parenting|lesbian parenting]] groups.


In North America, Dyke Marches are now held in the [[Boroughs of New York City|boroughs]] of [[Manhattan]], [[Brooklyn]], and [[Queens]] in New York City; [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]], [[New Jersey]]; as well as [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Chicago]], [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Portland, Maine|Portland (Maine)]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland (Oregon)]], [[San Diego]], [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] in the United States; and [[Calgary]], [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Montreal]], [[Ottawa]], [[Toronto]], [[Vancouver]], and [[Winnipeg]] in Canada. In Europe, Dyke Marches take place in [[Berlin]] and [[London]].
In North America, dyke marches are now held in the [[Boroughs of New York City|boroughs]] of [[Manhattan]], [[Brooklyn]], and [[Queens]] in New York City; [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]], [[New Jersey]]; as well as [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Chicago]], [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Portland, Maine|Portland (Maine)]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland (Oregon)]], [[San Diego]], [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington, DC]], and [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] in the United States; and [[Calgary]], [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Montreal]], [[Ottawa]], [[Toronto]], [[Vancouver]], and [[Winnipeg]] in Canada. In Europe, dyke marches take place in [[Berlin]] and [[London]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Boston's Dyke March 2008.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Dyke March, Boston, USA, 2008]]
[[File:Boston's Dyke March 2008.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Dyke march, Boston, US, 2008]]


Before the concept of a "Dyke March" came to be, one of the first documented [[gay pride|lesbian pride]] marches in [[North America]] took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in May 1981. Approximately 200 lesbians attending the fifth [[Bi-National Lesbian Conference]] marched through downtown streets chanting "Look over here, look over there, lesbians are everywhere!"<ref name=Bearchell>{{cite web|last1=Bearchell|first1=Chris|title=Lesbian Pride March is a First for Canada|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic74toro/page/10|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=10 |date=June 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref>
Before the concept of a "dyke march" came to be, one of the first documented [[gay pride|lesbian pride]] marches in [[North America]] took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in May 1981. Approximately 200 lesbians attending the fifth [[Bi-National Lesbian Conference]] marched through downtown streets chanting "Look over here, look over there, lesbians are everywhere!"<ref name=Bearchell>{{cite web|last1=Bearchell|first1=Chris|title=Lesbian Pride March is a First for Canada|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic74toro/page/10|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=10 |date=June 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref>


Later, in October 1981, the now-defunct organization Lesbians Against the Right held a "Dykes in the Streets" march in Toronto, Ontario, with lesbian power, pride, and visibility as the theme. 350 women participated in the demonstration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbians Battle the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic77toro/page/10|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=10|date=October 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Marushka|first1=Anna|title=Dykes Against the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic78toro/page/n13|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=13|date=November 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref>
Later, in October 1981, the now-defunct organization Lesbians Against the Right held a "Dykes in the Streets" march in Toronto, Ontario, with lesbian power, pride, and visibility as the theme. 350 women participated in the demonstration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lesbians Battle the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic77toro/page/10|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=10|date=October 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Marushka|first1=Anna|title=Dykes Against the Right|url=https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic78toro/page/n13|work=[[The Body Politic (magazine)|The Body Politic]]|page=13|date=November 1981|publisher=[[Pink Triangle Press]]}}</ref>


The first Dyke March was formed in Washington D.C., during the [[March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation]], and held on April 24, 1993.<ref name=Cogswell>{{cite web|last=Cogswell|first=Kelly|title=The Dyke March Hits 20!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-cogswell/the-dyke-march-hits-20_b_1524540.html|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> Organized by the [[Lesbian Avengers]], over 20,000 women participated in the march.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Teeman|first1=Tim|title=Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tick-tock-the-explosive-power-of-the-lesbian-avengers|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herstory — NYC Dyke March|url=https://www.nycdykemarch.com/herstory/|website=New York City Dyke March|date=2018|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref>
The first dyke march was formed in Washington, DC, during the [[March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation]], and held on April 24, 1993.<ref name=Cogswell>{{cite web|last=Cogswell|first=Kelly|title=The Dyke March Hits 20!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-cogswell/the-dyke-march-hits-20_b_1524540.html|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> Organized by the [[Lesbian Avengers]], over 20,000 women participated in the march.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Teeman|first1=Tim|title=Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/tick-tock-the-explosive-power-of-the-lesbian-avengers|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herstory — NYC Dyke March|url=https://www.nycdykemarch.com/herstory/|website=New York City Dyke March|date=2018|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref>


Most Dyke Marches today occur in the month of June during [[Pride parade|Pride]] celebrations, which generally transpire around the anniversary of the [[Stonewall riots]] in [[LGBT culture in New York City|Lower Manhattan]] on June 28, 1969.<ref name=StackNYT>{{cite news|last=Stack|first=Liam|title=New York's L.G.B.T.Q. Story Began Well Before Stonewall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/us/gay-pride-lgbtq-new-york-before-stonewall.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
Most dyke marches today occur in the month of June during [[Pride parade|Pride]] celebrations, which generally transpire around the anniversary of the [[Stonewall riots]] in [[LGBT culture in New York City|Lower Manhattan]] on June 28, 1969.<ref name=StackNYT>{{cite news|last=Stack|first=Liam|title=New York's L.G.B.T.Q. Story Began Well Before Stonewall|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/us/gay-pride-lgbtq-new-york-before-stonewall.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>


==Dyke March events==
==Dyke march events==
The reason for the creation of the various Dyke Marches was to protest what many women saw as the control of Gay Pride events by white gay men at the expense of lesbians in general and women of color in particular.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
The reason for the creation of the various dyke marches was to protest what many women saw as the control of Gay Pride events by white gay men at the expense of lesbians in general and women of color in particular.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}


===Europe===
===Europe===
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[[File:Dyke March Berlin 2018 video.webm|thumb|220px|right|Dyke March, Berlin, Germany, 2018]]
[[File:Dyke March Berlin 2018 video.webm|thumb|220px|right|Dyke March, Berlin, Germany, 2018]]


There is a yearly Dyke March in [[Hamburg]] and since 2014 in [[Cologne]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dyke March Cologne |url=https://www.dykemarchcologne.de/ |date=2021 |access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> Since 2017 also in [[Heidelberg]], and since 2018 in [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
There is a yearly dyke march in [[Hamburg]] and since 2014 in [[Cologne]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dyke March Cologne |url=https://www.dykemarchcologne.de/ |date=2021 |access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> Since 2017 also in [[Heidelberg]], and since 2018 in [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


The Berlin Dyke March has been in operation since 2013 in the LGBT-friendly neighborhood of [[Kreuzberg]].<ref name="Tages2016">{{cite news |url= http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/queerspiegel/manuela-kay-ueber-den-dykemarch-berlin-wir-wollen-das-l-ein-bisschen-dicker-machen/13903122.html |title=Wir wollen das L ein bisschen dicker machen |last=Kühne |first=Anja |date=21 July 2016 |work=[[Der Tagesspiegel]] |language=de |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The march occurs annually in June, on the day before the [[Berlin Pride]] Parade.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
The Berlin Dyke March has been in operation since 2013 in the LGBT-friendly neighborhood of [[Kreuzberg]].<ref name="Tages2016">{{cite news |url= http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/queerspiegel/manuela-kay-ueber-den-dykemarch-berlin-wir-wollen-das-l-ein-bisschen-dicker-machen/13903122.html |title=Wir wollen das L ein bisschen dicker machen |last=Kühne |first=Anja |date=21 July 2016 |work=[[Der Tagesspiegel]] |language=de |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The march occurs annually in June, on the day before the [[Berlin Pride]] Parade.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
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=====New York=====
=====New York=====
[[File:Dyke March NYC 2011 God is a Lesbian.webm|thumb|220px|right|19th NYC Dyke March, New York, USA, 2011]]
[[File:Dyke March NYC 2011 God is a Lesbian.webm|thumb|220px|right|19th NYC Dyke March, New York, US, 2011]]


Separate Lesbian Pride marches were held in New York City in the 1970s, but they did not become a continuous tradition.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The Dyke March was renewed by the NY Chapter of the Lesbian Avengers in June 1993, after the success of the Dyke March in Washington.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} As time passed, many members of the Lesbian Avengers became concerned that [[Gay Pride Parade (New York City)|New York's Gay Pride March]] was losing its political edge as it became more accepted by the city and courted by corporations.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Separate Lesbian pride marches were held in New York City in the 1970s, but they did not become a continuous tradition.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The dyke march was renewed by the NY Chapter of the Lesbian Avengers in June 1993, after the success of the Dyke March in Washington.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} As time passed, many members of the Lesbian Avengers became concerned that [[Gay Pride Parade (New York City)|New York's Gay Pride March]] was losing its political edge as it became more accepted by the city and courted by corporations.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


On the Saturday before Pride, participants gather in [[Bryant Park]] as they prepare to march down [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]] towards [[Washington Square Park]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} The Dyke March is open to everyone who identifies as a 'dyke'. Because of this, allies and others who do not identify as 'dykes' have been asked to stand on the sidewalks and cheer on the marchers.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Each year approximately 15,000 women attend this event.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
On the Saturday before pride, participants gather in [[Bryant Park]] as they prepare to march down [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]] towards [[Washington Square Park]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} The dyke march is open to everyone who identifies as a "dyke". Because of this, allies and others who do not identify as "dykes" have been asked to stand on the sidewalks and cheer on the marchers.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Each year approximately 15,000 women attend this event.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}


As with the San Francisco Dyke March, the organizers do not seek out a permit, and put emphasis on the political. Even though there are many club nights and parties after the March, the event is not so much about entertainment as it is about highlighting the presence of self-identified women within the LGBT community.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
As with the San Francisco Dyke March, the organizers do not seek out a permit, and put emphasis on the political. Even though there are many club nights and parties after the March, the event is not so much about entertainment as it is about highlighting the presence of self-identified women within the LGBT community.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


=====San Francisco=====
=====San Francisco=====
[[File:Dyke March SF 2019.jpg|thumb|150px|Front of Dyke March parade, San Francisco, USA, 2019 {{Better source needed|reason=Image does not support description that it is from the San Francisco Dyke March.|date=July 2019}}]]
[[File:Dyke March SF 2019.jpg|thumb|150px|Front of dyke march parade, San Francisco, US, 2019{{Better source needed|reason=Image does not support description that it is from the San Francisco Dyke March.|date=July 2019}}]]


The first [[San Francisco]] Dyke March was held in June 1993,<ref name="KingSFC">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/place/article/Dyke-March-revs-up-the-crowds-for-Pride-weekend-5587452.php|title=Dyke March kicks pride festivities into high gear|last=King|first=John|date=June 28, 2014|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> and is celebrated every year on the last Saturday in June.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-Dyke-March-needs-funds-to-keep-going-2389512.php|title = S.F. Dyke March Needs Funds to Keep Going|last = Kwong|first = Jessica|date = 9 March 2011 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date = January 11, 2016}}</ref> The march begins in [[Mission Dolores Park]] with speeches, performances, and community networking; and ends in the [[Castro District, San Francisco|Castro District]].<ref name="KingSFC" /> The Dyke March is informal, with marchers creating their own signs and most people showing up to participate, rather than to just watch. The San Francisco Dyke March has high attendance numbers.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
The first [[San Francisco]] Dyke March was held in June 1993,<ref name="KingSFC">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/place/article/Dyke-March-revs-up-the-crowds-for-Pride-weekend-5587452.php|title=Dyke March kicks pride festivities into high gear|last=King|first=John|date=June 28, 2014|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> and is celebrated every year on the last Saturday in June.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-Dyke-March-needs-funds-to-keep-going-2389512.php|title = S.F. Dyke March Needs Funds to Keep Going|last = Kwong|first = Jessica|date = 9 March 2011 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date = January 11, 2016}}</ref> The march begins in [[Mission Dolores Park]] with speeches, performances, and community networking; and ends in the [[Castro District, San Francisco|Castro District]].<ref name="KingSFC" /> The dyke march is informal, with marchers creating their own signs and most people showing up to participate, rather than to just watch. The San Francisco Dyke March has high attendance numbers.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}


The streets along the march route are lined with enthusiastic spectators in support of the women.<ref name="SFG2004">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Men-told-not-to-rain-on-parade-Unity-key-to-Dyke-2746314.php|title=Men told not to rain on parade|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|date=June 26, 2004|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> Until 2018, it remained a relatively peaceful and well-organized event.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Waterhouse|first1=Liz|title=San Francisco: Dyke March 2018 |url=https://listening2lesbians.com/2018/07/01/san-francisco-dyke-march-2018/|website=Listening to Lesbians|date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
The streets along the march route are lined with enthusiastic spectators in support of the women.<ref name="SFG2004">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Men-told-not-to-rain-on-parade-Unity-key-to-Dyke-2746314.php|title=Men told not to rain on parade|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|date=June 26, 2004|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> Until 2018, it remained a relatively peaceful and well-organized event.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Waterhouse|first1=Liz|title=San Francisco: Dyke March 2018 |url=https://listening2lesbians.com/2018/07/01/san-francisco-dyke-march-2018/|website=Listening to Lesbians|date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
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=====Seattle=====
=====Seattle=====
[[File:2017 Dyke March at Seattle's Capitol Hill.jpg|thumb|Dyke March at PrideFest, Seattle, USA, 2017]]
[[File:2017 Dyke March at Seattle's Capitol Hill.jpg|thumb|Dyke march at PrideFest, Seattle, US, 2017]]


Seattle's Dyke March occurs the Saturday before Pride and begins with a Rally at 5 pm at Seattle Central Community College, followed by the march through the streets at 7 pm.<ref name="STimes2017">{{cite news|last=McKenzie|first=Madeline |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/seattle-pride-events-honor-diversity-community/|title=It's Pride weekend! Seattle events will celebrate diversity and community|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The rally is held outdoors, includes speakers and performers who are women identified and queer identified, and is ASL interpreted.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Since the late 2000s, organizers have filed for a permit.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Since about 2007, the march audience has been about 1,000 women, and the permit ensures the streets are clear for marching.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Seattle's dyke march occurs the Saturday before Pride and begins with a Rally at 5 pm at Seattle Central Community College, followed by the march through the streets at 7 pm.<ref name="STimes2017">{{cite news|last=McKenzie|first=Madeline |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/seattle-pride-events-honor-diversity-community/|title=It's Pride weekend! Seattle events will celebrate diversity and community|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The rally is held outdoors, includes speakers and performers who are women identified and queer identified, and is ASL interpreted.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Since the late 2000s, organizers have filed for a permit.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Since about 2007, the march audience has been about 1,000 women, and the permit ensures the streets are clear for marching.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}


=====Washington D.C.=====
=====Washington, DC=====
The D.C. Dyke March was first organized in April 1993 and thereafter held annually in June until 2007. After a 12-year absence, the march returned in 2019 with "Dykes Against Displacement" as its theme, in protest of the elimination of low-income housing due to [[gentrification]].<ref name=Riley>{{cite web|last1=Riley|first1=John|title=DC Dyke March will protest displacement and gentrification on Friday, June 7|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/06/dc-dyke-march-will-protest-displacement-and-gentrification-on-friday-june-7/|work=[[Metro Weekly]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref> The march, however, became mired in controversy resulting from the banning of "nationalist symbols".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Marissa J.|title='Pride and protest': Dyke March returns to Washington after a 12-year hiatus|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pride-and-protest-dyke-march-returns-to-washington-after-a-12-year-hiatus/2019/06/05/8eb58e12-86f4-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html?noredirect=on|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>
The DC Dyke March was first organized in April 1993 and thereafter held annually in June until 2007. After a 12-year absence, the march returned in 2019 with "Dykes Against Displacement" as its theme, in protest of the elimination of low-income housing due to [[gentrification]].<ref name=Riley>{{cite web|last1=Riley|first1=John|title=DC Dyke March will protest displacement and gentrification on Friday, June 7|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/06/dc-dyke-march-will-protest-displacement-and-gentrification-on-friday-june-7/|work=[[Metro Weekly]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref> The march, however, became mired in controversy resulting from the banning of "nationalist symbols".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Marissa J.|title='Pride and protest': Dyke March returns to Washington after a 12-year hiatus|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pride-and-protest-dyke-march-returns-to-washington-after-a-12-year-hiatus/2019/06/05/8eb58e12-86f4-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html?noredirect=on|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>


==Incidents regarding Jewish pride flags==
==Incidents regarding Jewish pride flags==
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[[File:Marche des Fiertés 2014 - Paris - 20.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[Jewish pride flag]], Gay Pride parade, Paris, France (2014)]]
[[File:Marche des Fiertés 2014 - Paris - 20.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[Jewish pride flag]], Gay Pride parade, Paris, France (2014)]]


===2017 Chicago===
===2017 Chicago===
In 2017, Chicago Dyke March (CDM) organizers singled out three women carrying [[Jewish pride flag]]s and began questioning them on their political stance in regards to [[Zionism]] and [[Israel]]. After a discussion, organizers asked them to leave the event, insisting that the [[rainbow flag]] with the [[Star of David]] "made [[Crowd analysis|people feel unsafe]]" and that the Dyke March was "[[pro-Palestinian]] and [[anti-Zionist]]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Laitman|first1=Michael|title=When Chicago Dyke March bans a Jewish Pride Flag, Jews should feel unsafe|url=https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/When-Chicago-Dyke-March-bans-a-Jewish-Pride-Flag-Jews-should-feel-unsafe-498830|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cromidas|first=Rachel|title=Tensions Flare After Chicago Dyke March Demands Star Of David Pride Flag Carriers Leave Rally|url=http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/26/dyke_march_anti-semitism_jewish_flag_chicago.php|website=[[Chicagoist]]|publisher=[[WNYC]]|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626223900/http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/26/dyke_march_anti-semitism_jewish_flag_chicago.php|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hammond|first1=Gretchen Rachel|title=More than 1,500 at Dyke March in Little Village, Jewish Pride flags banned|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/More-than-1500-at-Dyke-March-in-Little-Village-Jewish-Pride-flags-banned-UPDATED-June-25-/59621.html|work=[[Windy City Times]]|date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> The incident prompted widespread criticism and accusations of [[Antisemitism in the LGBT community|anti-Semitism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rozsa|first1=Matthew|title=Chicago's "Dyke March" under fire for alleged anti-Semitism|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/06/26/chicagos-dyke-march-under-fire-for-alleged-anti-semitism/|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="WeissNYT">{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Bari|title=I'm Glad the Dyke March Banned Jewish Stars|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/opinion/im-glad-the-dyke-march-banned-jewish-stars.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=DMletters>{{cite web|title=Dyke March: Letters to the editor, statements issued|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Dyke-March-Letters-to-the-editor-statements-issued/59674.html|website=[[Windy City Times]]|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150053/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Dyke-March-Letters-to-the-editor-statements-issued/59674.html|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A member of the Dyke March Chicago collective stated that the women were removed due to the flags, and pro-Palestinian organizations were asked by CDM to release statements of solidarity while they crafted an official statement.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cromidas|first1=Rachel|title=Photos: Chicago Dyke March Drew Hundreds To Rally In Little Village Saturday, Amid Accusations Of Anti-Semitism|url=http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/25/photos_dyke_march_draws_over_a_thou.php#photo-1|website=[[Chicagoist]]|publisher=[[Gothamist]]|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703143323/http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/25/photos_dyke_march_draws_over_a_thou.php#photo-1|archive-date=July 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> March organizers later released a statement maintaining that the women were asked to leave due to their "Zionist stance and support for Israel", and not the use of Jewish symbols.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Dyke March Official Statement on 2017 March and Solidarity with Palestine|url=https://chicagodykemarchcollective.org/2017/06/27/chicago-dyke-march-official-statement-on-2017-march-and-solidarity-with-palestine/|publisher=Chicago Dyke March Collective|date=June 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628015647/https://chicagodykemarchcollective.org/2017/06/27/chicago-dyke-march-official-statement-on-2017-march-and-solidarity-with-palestine/|archive-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}
In 2017, Chicago Dyke March (CDM) organizers singled out three women carrying [[Jewish pride flag]]s and began questioning them on their political stance in regards to [[Zionism]] and [[Israel]]. After a discussion, organizers asked them to leave the event, insisting that the [[rainbow flag]] with the [[Star of David]] "made [[Crowd analysis|people feel unsafe]]" and that the dyke march was "[[pro-Palestinian]] and [[anti-Zionist]]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Laitman|first1=Michael|title=When Chicago Dyke March bans a Jewish Pride Flag, Jews should feel unsafe|url=https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/When-Chicago-Dyke-March-bans-a-Jewish-Pride-Flag-Jews-should-feel-unsafe-498830|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cromidas|first=Rachel|title=Tensions Flare After Chicago Dyke March Demands Star Of David Pride Flag Carriers Leave Rally|url=http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/26/dyke_march_anti-semitism_jewish_flag_chicago.php|website=[[Chicagoist]]|publisher=[[WNYC]]|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626223900/http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/26/dyke_march_anti-semitism_jewish_flag_chicago.php|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hammond|first1=Gretchen Rachel|title=More than 1,500 at Dyke March in Little Village, Jewish Pride flags banned|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/More-than-1500-at-Dyke-March-in-Little-Village-Jewish-Pride-flags-banned-UPDATED-June-25-/59621.html|work=[[Windy City Times]]|date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> The incident prompted widespread criticism and accusations of [[Antisemitism in the LGBT community|anti-Semitism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rozsa|first1=Matthew|title=Chicago's "Dyke March" under fire for alleged anti-Semitism|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/06/26/chicagos-dyke-march-under-fire-for-alleged-anti-semitism/|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="WeissNYT">{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Bari|title=I'm Glad the Dyke March Banned Jewish Stars|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/opinion/im-glad-the-dyke-march-banned-jewish-stars.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name=DMletters>{{cite web|title=Dyke March: Letters to the editor, statements issued|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Dyke-March-Letters-to-the-editor-statements-issued/59674.html|website=[[Windy City Times]]|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150053/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Dyke-March-Letters-to-the-editor-statements-issued/59674.html|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A member of the Dyke March Chicago collective stated that the women were removed due to the flags, and pro-Palestinian organizations were asked by CDM to release statements of solidarity while they crafted an official statement.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cromidas|first1=Rachel|title=Photos: Chicago Dyke March Drew Hundreds To Rally In Little Village Saturday, Amid Accusations Of Anti-Semitism|url=http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/25/photos_dyke_march_draws_over_a_thou.php#photo-1|website=[[Chicagoist]]|publisher=[[Gothamist]]|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703143323/http://chicagoist.com/2017/06/25/photos_dyke_march_draws_over_a_thou.php#photo-1|archive-date=July 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> March organizers later released a statement maintaining that the women were asked to leave due to their "Zionist stance and support for Israel", and not the use of Jewish symbols.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago Dyke March Official Statement on 2017 March and Solidarity with Palestine|url=https://chicagodykemarchcollective.org/2017/06/27/chicago-dyke-march-official-statement-on-2017-march-and-solidarity-with-palestine/|publisher=Chicago Dyke March Collective|date=June 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628015647/https://chicagodykemarchcollective.org/2017/06/27/chicago-dyke-march-official-statement-on-2017-march-and-solidarity-with-palestine/|archive-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}


In 2018, members of the local Jewish LGBT community expressed reluctance to attend that year's march, citing concerns about safety and [[New antisemitism|alienation]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gunz|first1=Rafealla|title=LGBTI Jews wary of the upcoming Chicago Dyke March|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lgbti-jews-wary-of-the-upcoming-chicago-dyke-march/#gs.1Kl5ECQ|website=[[Gay Star News]]|date=June 17, 2018|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
In 2018, members of the local Jewish LGBT community expressed reluctance to attend that year's march, citing concerns about safety and [[New antisemitism|alienation]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gunz|first1=Rafealla|title=LGBTI Jews wary of the upcoming Chicago Dyke March|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lgbti-jews-wary-of-the-upcoming-chicago-dyke-march/#gs.1Kl5ECQ|website=[[Gay Star News]]|date=June 17, 2018|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
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In 2021, an [[Instagram]] post from the CDM organizers included the American and Israeli flags burning. The post was later deleted and replaced with a new image that shrouded both flags in flames.<ref name=Kerstein>{{cite news|last1=Kerstein |first1=Benjamin |title=Chicago Dyke March Posts Promotional Image Showing Burning Israeli and American Flags |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/06/21/chicago-dyke-march-posts-promotional-image-showing-burning-israeli-and-american-flags/ |work=[[The Algemeiner]] |date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=Bandler2021>{{cite news|last1=Bandler |first1=Aaron |title=Chicago Dyke March Changes Cartoon Showing American, Israeli Flags Burning |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/338081/chicago-dyke-march-changes-cartoon-showing-american-israeli-flags-burning/ |work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]] |date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
In 2021, an [[Instagram]] post from the CDM organizers included the American and Israeli flags burning. The post was later deleted and replaced with a new image that shrouded both flags in flames.<ref name=Kerstein>{{cite news|last1=Kerstein |first1=Benjamin |title=Chicago Dyke March Posts Promotional Image Showing Burning Israeli and American Flags |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/06/21/chicago-dyke-march-posts-promotional-image-showing-burning-israeli-and-american-flags/ |work=[[The Algemeiner]] |date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref name=Bandler2021>{{cite news|last1=Bandler |first1=Aaron |title=Chicago Dyke March Changes Cartoon Showing American, Israeli Flags Burning |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/338081/chicago-dyke-march-changes-cartoon-showing-american-israeli-flags-burning/ |work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]] |date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>


===2019 Washington, D.C.===
===2019 Washington, DC===
Similar to the 2017 decision made by the Chicago Dyke March, the 2019 Washington D.C. Dyke March adopted a policy that "nationalist symbols", including Israeli and American flags and the Star of David when centered on a flag, cannot be displayed.<ref name=Ziri>{{cite web|last1=Ziri|first1=Danielle|title=D.C. Dyke March Bans Israeli and Jewish Symbols on Pride Flags, Sparking Criticism|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-d-c-dyke-march-bans-israeli-and-jewish-symbols-on-pride-flags-sparking-criticism-1.7339707|work=[[Haaretz]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=Sales_JTA>{{cite web|last1=Sales|first1=Ben|title=The controversy over the DC Dyke March, Jewish stars and Israel, explained|url=https://www.jta.org/2019/06/07/united-states/the-controversy-over-the-dc-dyke-march-jewish-stars-and-israel-explained|website=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> Organizers said these symbols represent "violent nationalism",<ref name=Sales_JTA /> and said those attending the event should "not bring pro-Israel paraphernalia in solidarity with our queer Palestinian friends",<ref name=Bandler2019>{{cite web|last1=Bandler|first1=Aaron|title=ADL Condemns D.C. Dyke March's Decision to Ban Israeli Symbols|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/nation/299715/adl-condemns-d-c-dyke-marchs-decision-to-ban-israeli-symbols/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> while "Jewish stars and other identifications and celebrations of Jewishness (yarmulkes, talit, other expressions of Judaism or Jewishness) are welcome and encouraged".<ref name=Bandler2019 /> Palestinian flags and symbols were permitted.<ref name=AJCampbell>{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=A.J.|title=The D.C. Dyke March Won't Let Me Fly The Jewish Pride Flag|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/286020/the-d-c-dyke-march-wont-let-me-fly-the-jewish-pride-flag|work=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
Similar to the 2017 decision made by the Chicago Dyke March, the 2019 Washington DC Dyke March adopted a policy that "nationalist symbols", including Israeli and American flags and the Star of David when centered on a flag, cannot be displayed.<ref name=Ziri>{{cite web|last1=Ziri|first1=Danielle|title=D.C. Dyke March Bans Israeli and Jewish Symbols on Pride Flags, Sparking Criticism|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-d-c-dyke-march-bans-israeli-and-jewish-symbols-on-pride-flags-sparking-criticism-1.7339707|work=[[Haaretz]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=Sales_JTA>{{cite web|last1=Sales|first1=Ben|title=The controversy over the DC Dyke March, Jewish stars and Israel, explained|url=https://www.jta.org/2019/06/07/united-states/the-controversy-over-the-dc-dyke-march-jewish-stars-and-israel-explained|website=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref> Organizers said these symbols represent "violent nationalism",<ref name=Sales_JTA /> and said those attending the event should "not bring pro-Israel paraphernalia in solidarity with our queer Palestinian friends",<ref name=Bandler2019>{{cite web|last1=Bandler|first1=Aaron|title=ADL Condemns D.C. Dyke March's Decision to Ban Israeli Symbols|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/nation/299715/adl-condemns-d-c-dyke-marchs-decision-to-ban-israeli-symbols/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> while "Jewish stars and other identifications and celebrations of Jewishness (yarmulkes, talit, other expressions of Judaism or Jewishness) are welcome and encouraged".<ref name=Bandler2019 /> Palestinian flags and symbols were permitted.<ref name=AJCampbell>{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=A.J.|title=The D.C. Dyke March Won't Let Me Fly The Jewish Pride Flag|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/286020/the-d-c-dyke-march-wont-let-me-fly-the-jewish-pride-flag|work=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]]|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>


In response to the policy, [[Anti-Defamation League]] CEO [[Jonathan Greenblatt]] stated, "It is outrageous that in preparing to celebrate LGBTQ pride, the D.C. Dyke March is forbidding Jewish participants from carrying any flag or sign that includes the Star of David, which is universally recognized as a symbol of the Jewish people....Banning the Star of David in their parade is anti-Semitic, plain and simple."<ref name=Bandler2019 /> A coalition of progressive [[American Jews|Jewish-American]] groups denounced the ban in a joint statement,<ref name=Bandler2019 /> and the [[National LGBTQ Task Force]] withdrew their support for the D.C. Dyke March.<ref name="Bandler_TaskForce">{{cite web|last1=Bandler|first1=Aaron|title=National LGBTQ Task Force Renounces Support for DC Dyke March|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/nation/299750/national-lgbtq-task-force-renounces-support-for-dc-dyke-march/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
In response to the policy, [[Anti-Defamation League]] CEO [[Jonathan Greenblatt]] stated, "It is outrageous that in preparing to celebrate LGBTQ pride, the DC Dyke March is forbidding Jewish participants from carrying any flag or sign that includes the Star of David, which is universally recognized as a symbol of the Jewish people....Banning the Star of David in their parade is anti-Semitic, plain and simple."<ref name=Bandler2019 /> A coalition of progressive [[American Jews|Jewish-American]] groups denounced the ban in a joint statement,<ref name=Bandler2019 /> and the [[National LGBTQ Task Force]] withdrew their support for the DC Dyke March.<ref name="Bandler_TaskForce">{{cite web|last1=Bandler|first1=Aaron|title=National LGBTQ Task Force Renounces Support for DC Dyke March|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/nation/299750/national-lgbtq-task-force-renounces-support-for-dc-dyke-march/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>


More than two dozen Jewish lesbians and Zionist supporters brought the prohibited flag and symbol to the march. They debated the perceived mistreatment and exclusion with march organizer Jill Raney. Thereafter, D.C. Dyke March organizers allowed the group to participate in the march with their Jewish pride flags.<ref name="GelmanProtest">{{cite web|last1=Gelman|first1=Lilly|title=At the DC Dyke March, Jewish Groups Protest Star of David Policy|url=https://www.momentmag.com/at-the-dc-dyke-march-jewish-groups-protest-star-of-david-policy/|work=[[Moment Magazine]]|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Oster">{{cite web|last1=Oster|first1=Marcy|title=Jewish Pride flags allowed into DC Dyke March after standoff|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2019/06/11/jewish-pride-flags-allowed-into-dc-dyke-march-after-standoff/|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
More than two dozen Jewish lesbians and Zionist supporters brought the prohibited flag and symbol to the march. They debated the perceived mistreatment and exclusion with march organizer Jill Raney. Thereafter, DC Dyke March organizers allowed the group to participate in the march with their Jewish pride flags.<ref name="GelmanProtest">{{cite web|last1=Gelman|first1=Lilly|title=At the DC Dyke March, Jewish Groups Protest Star of David Policy|url=https://www.momentmag.com/at-the-dc-dyke-march-jewish-groups-protest-star-of-david-policy/|work=[[Moment Magazine]]|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Oster">{{cite web|last1=Oster|first1=Marcy|title=Jewish Pride flags allowed into DC Dyke March after standoff|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2019/06/11/jewish-pride-flags-allowed-into-dc-dyke-march-after-standoff/|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>


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==Gallery of Dyke Marches==
==Gallery of dyke marches==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Dyke Match 17th Street.jpg|United States: Washington, D.C., 2005, Dyke March participants
Dyke Match 17th Street.jpg|United States: Washington, DC, 2005, dyke march participants
Pride Toronto 2012 (4).jpg|Canada, Toronto, Canada, 2012, Dyke March participants
Pride Toronto 2012 (4).jpg|Canada, Toronto, Canada, 2012, dyke march participants
Dyke March 2008.jpg|United States: San Francisco, 2008, Dyke March participants
Dyke March 2008.jpg|United States: San Francisco, 2008, dyke march participants
NYC Dyke March 2011.jpg|United States: New York, 2011, Dyke March participant
NYC Dyke March 2011.jpg|United States: New York, 2011, dyke march participant
Dyke March 2017, Berlin 16.jpg|Germany: Berlin, 2017, [[Dykes on Bikes]] led Dyke March
Dyke March 2017, Berlin 16.jpg|Germany: Berlin, 2017, [[Dykes on Bikes]] led dyke march
Dyke March Cologne 2017 16.jpg|Germany: Cologne, 2017
Dyke March Cologne 2017 16.jpg|Germany: Cologne, 2017
Christopher Street Day 2017, Hamburg 161.jpg|Germany: Hamburg, 2017
Christopher Street Day 2017, Hamburg 161.jpg|Germany: Hamburg, 2017
Christopher Street Day 2017, Hamburg 182.jpg|Germany: Hamburg, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led Pride Parade
Christopher Street Day 2017, Hamburg 182.jpg|Germany: Hamburg, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led pride parade
Dyke March Heidelberg 2018 60.jpg|Germany: Heidelberg, 2018
Dyke March Heidelberg 2018 60.jpg|Germany: Heidelberg, 2018
2nd Dyke March Munich 2019 11.jpg|Germany: Munich, 2019
2nd Dyke March Munich 2019 11.jpg|Germany: Munich, 2019
1. Dyke March Nürnberg 2018 66.jpg|Germany: Nürnberg, 2018
1. Dyke March Nürnberg 2018 66.jpg|Germany: Nürnberg, 2018
Dyke March Oldenburg 2018 20.jpg|Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, Dyke March
Dyke March Oldenburg 2018 20.jpg|Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
Dyke March Oldenburg 2018 34.jpg|Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, Dyke March
Dyke March Oldenburg 2018 34.jpg|Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
Caminhada lésbica 2009 sp 57.jpg|São Paulo, Brazil, 2009, Lesbian Walk
Caminhada lésbica 2009 sp 57.jpg|São Paulo, Brazil, 2009, lesbian walk
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*[[List of LGBT awareness periods]]
*[[List of LGBT awareness periods]]
*[[Trans March]]
*[[Trans March]]

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==

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A dyke march is a lesbian visibility and protest march, much like the original Gay Pride parades and gay rights demonstrations. The main purpose of a dyke march is the encouragement of activism within the lesbian community. Dyke marches commonly take place the Friday or Saturday before LGBT pride parades. Larger metropolitan areas usually have several Pride-related happenings (including picnics, workshops, arts festivals, parties, benefits, dances, and bar events) both before and after the march to further community building; with social outreach to specific segments such as older women, women of color, and lesbian parenting groups.

In North America, dyke marches are now held in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens in New York City; Asbury Park, New Jersey; as well as Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Long Beach, Minneapolis, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (Maine), Portland (Oregon), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, DC, and West Hollywood in the United States; and Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg in Canada. In Europe, dyke marches take place in Berlin and London.

History

Dyke march, Boston, US, 2008

Before the concept of a "dyke march" came to be, one of the first documented lesbian pride marches in North America took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in May 1981. Approximately 200 lesbians attending the fifth Bi-National Lesbian Conference marched through downtown streets chanting "Look over here, look over there, lesbians are everywhere!"[2]

Later, in October 1981, the now-defunct organization Lesbians Against the Right held a "Dykes in the Streets" march in Toronto, Ontario, with lesbian power, pride, and visibility as the theme. 350 women participated in the demonstration.[3][4]

The first dyke march was formed in Washington, DC, during the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, and held on April 24, 1993.[5] Organized by the Lesbian Avengers, over 20,000 women participated in the march.[6][7]

Most dyke marches today occur in the month of June during Pride celebrations, which generally transpire around the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in Lower Manhattan on June 28, 1969.[8]

Dyke march events

The reason for the creation of the various dyke marches was to protest what many women saw as the control of Gay Pride events by white gay men at the expense of lesbians in general and women of color in particular.[citation needed]

Europe

Germany

Dyke March, Berlin, Germany, 2018

There is a yearly dyke march in Hamburg and since 2014 in Cologne, Germany.[9] Since 2017 also in Heidelberg, and since 2018 in Oldenburg.[citation needed]

The Berlin Dyke March has been in operation since 2013 in the LGBT-friendly neighborhood of Kreuzberg.[10] The march occurs annually in June, on the day before the Berlin Pride Parade.[citation needed]

United Kingdom

The London Dyke March was first organized in 2012 and is held each year in June.[11] The 2012 march featured speakers, including a representative from the Safra Project, a charity for Muslim LBT women, and Sarah Brown, a transgender lesbian activist and former Lib Dem councilor.[citation needed]

The London Dyke March emphasizes diversity, including bois, queers, femmes, butches, and lipstick lesbians.

North America

United States

Asbury Park, New Jersey

The inaugural Asbury Park Dyke March was held in October 2020.[12]

Chicago
See also: § Incidents regarding Jewish pride flags

The Chicago Dyke March is held in the month of June and has been in operation since 1995, beginning in the LGBT-friendly neighborhood of Andersonville.[citation needed] Many participants consider it "a chance to celebrate ourselves as women, as lesbians, and to show the community that we are here."[13]

In 2008, organizers of the Chicago Dyke March announced that it would remain in a new location for two consecutive years.[citation needed] The location of the march changed every two to three years to increase visibility throughout all neighborhoods of Chicago.[14] The March was held in Pilsen in 2008 and 2009, in South Shore in 2010[14] and 2011, in Uptown in 2012 and 2013, in Humboldt Park in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and in La Villita in 2017.

New York
19th NYC Dyke March, New York, US, 2011

Separate Lesbian pride marches were held in New York City in the 1970s, but they did not become a continuous tradition.[citation needed] The dyke march was renewed by the NY Chapter of the Lesbian Avengers in June 1993, after the success of the Dyke March in Washington.[citation needed] As time passed, many members of the Lesbian Avengers became concerned that New York's Gay Pride March was losing its political edge as it became more accepted by the city and courted by corporations.[citation needed]

On the Saturday before pride, participants gather in Bryant Park as they prepare to march down Fifth Avenue towards Washington Square Park.[citation needed] The dyke march is open to everyone who identifies as a "dyke". Because of this, allies and others who do not identify as "dykes" have been asked to stand on the sidewalks and cheer on the marchers.[citation needed] Each year approximately 15,000 women attend this event.[citation needed]

As with the San Francisco Dyke March, the organizers do not seek out a permit, and put emphasis on the political. Even though there are many club nights and parties after the March, the event is not so much about entertainment as it is about highlighting the presence of self-identified women within the LGBT community.[citation needed]

San Francisco
Front of dyke march parade, San Francisco, US, 2019[better source needed]

The first San Francisco Dyke March was held in June 1993,[15] and is celebrated every year on the last Saturday in June.[16] The march begins in Mission Dolores Park with speeches, performances, and community networking; and ends in the Castro District.[15] The dyke march is informal, with marchers creating their own signs and most people showing up to participate, rather than to just watch. The San Francisco Dyke March has high attendance numbers.[citation needed]

The streets along the march route are lined with enthusiastic spectators in support of the women.[17] Until 2018, it remained a relatively peaceful and well-organized event.[18]

In the early years, the San Francisco Dyke March Committee (a small group of volunteers) never applied for nor received a permit from the city,[17] exercising the First Amendment right to gather without permits and often changed its route to avoid the police.[19]

Seattle
Dyke march at PrideFest, Seattle, US, 2017

Seattle's dyke march occurs the Saturday before Pride and begins with a Rally at 5 pm at Seattle Central Community College, followed by the march through the streets at 7 pm.[20] The rally is held outdoors, includes speakers and performers who are women identified and queer identified, and is ASL interpreted.[citation needed] Since the late 2000s, organizers have filed for a permit.[citation needed] Since about 2007, the march audience has been about 1,000 women, and the permit ensures the streets are clear for marching.[citation needed]

Washington, DC

The DC Dyke March was first organized in April 1993 and thereafter held annually in June until 2007. After a 12-year absence, the march returned in 2019 with "Dykes Against Displacement" as its theme, in protest of the elimination of low-income housing due to gentrification.[21] The march, however, became mired in controversy resulting from the banning of "nationalist symbols".[22]

Incidents regarding Jewish pride flags

Jewish pride flag, Gay Pride parade, Paris, France (2014)

2017 Chicago

In 2017, Chicago Dyke March (CDM) organizers singled out three women carrying Jewish pride flags and began questioning them on their political stance in regards to Zionism and Israel. After a discussion, organizers asked them to leave the event, insisting that the rainbow flag with the Star of David "made people feel unsafe" and that the dyke march was "pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist".[23][24][25] The incident prompted widespread criticism and accusations of anti-Semitism.[26][27][28] A member of the Dyke March Chicago collective stated that the women were removed due to the flags, and pro-Palestinian organizations were asked by CDM to release statements of solidarity while they crafted an official statement.[29] March organizers later released a statement maintaining that the women were asked to leave due to their "Zionist stance and support for Israel", and not the use of Jewish symbols.[30][non-primary source needed]

In 2018, members of the local Jewish LGBT community expressed reluctance to attend that year's march, citing concerns about safety and alienation.[31]

In 2021, an Instagram post from the CDM organizers included the American and Israeli flags burning. The post was later deleted and replaced with a new image that shrouded both flags in flames.[32][33]

2019 Washington, DC

Similar to the 2017 decision made by the Chicago Dyke March, the 2019 Washington DC Dyke March adopted a policy that "nationalist symbols", including Israeli and American flags and the Star of David when centered on a flag, cannot be displayed.[34][35] Organizers said these symbols represent "violent nationalism",[35] and said those attending the event should "not bring pro-Israel paraphernalia in solidarity with our queer Palestinian friends",[36] while "Jewish stars and other identifications and celebrations of Jewishness (yarmulkes, talit, other expressions of Judaism or Jewishness) are welcome and encouraged".[36] Palestinian flags and symbols were permitted.[37]

In response to the policy, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt stated, "It is outrageous that in preparing to celebrate LGBTQ pride, the DC Dyke March is forbidding Jewish participants from carrying any flag or sign that includes the Star of David, which is universally recognized as a symbol of the Jewish people....Banning the Star of David in their parade is anti-Semitic, plain and simple."[36] A coalition of progressive Jewish-American groups denounced the ban in a joint statement,[36] and the National LGBTQ Task Force withdrew their support for the DC Dyke March.[38]

More than two dozen Jewish lesbians and Zionist supporters brought the prohibited flag and symbol to the march. They debated the perceived mistreatment and exclusion with march organizer Jill Raney. Thereafter, DC Dyke March organizers allowed the group to participate in the march with their Jewish pride flags.[39][40]

  • United States: Washington, DC, 2005, dyke march participants
    United States: Washington, DC, 2005, dyke march participants
  • Canada, Toronto, Canada, 2012, dyke march participants
    Canada, Toronto, Canada, 2012, dyke march participants
  • United States: San Francisco, 2008, dyke march participants
    United States: San Francisco, 2008, dyke march participants
  • United States: New York, 2011, dyke march participant
    United States: New York, 2011, dyke march participant
  • Germany: Berlin, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led dyke march
    Germany: Berlin, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led dyke march
  • Germany: Cologne, 2017
    Germany: Cologne, 2017
  • Germany: Hamburg, 2017
    Germany: Hamburg, 2017
  • Germany: Hamburg, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led pride parade
    Germany: Hamburg, 2017, Dykes on Bikes led pride parade
  • Germany: Heidelberg, 2018
    Germany: Heidelberg, 2018
  • Germany: Munich, 2019
    Germany: Munich, 2019
  • Germany: Nürnberg, 2018
    Germany: Nürnberg, 2018
  • Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
    Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
  • Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
    Germany: Oldenburg, 2018, dyke march
  • São Paulo, Brazil, 2009, lesbian walk
    São Paulo, Brazil, 2009, lesbian walk

See also

References

  1. ^ Tracy, Matt (June 26, 2022). "Massive NYC Dyke March takes over Fifth Avenue". Gay City News. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Bearchell, Chris (June 1981). "Lesbian Pride March is a First for Canada". The Body Politic. Pink Triangle Press. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Lesbians Battle the Right". The Body Politic. Pink Triangle Press. October 1981. p. 10.
  4. ^ Marushka, Anna (November 1981). "Dykes Against the Right". The Body Politic. Pink Triangle Press. p. 13.
  5. ^ Cogswell, Kelly (May 18, 2012). "The Dyke March Hits 20!". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Teeman, Tim (March 22, 2014). "Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Herstory — NYC Dyke March". New York City Dyke March. 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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  15. ^ a b King, John (June 28, 2014). "Dyke March kicks pride festivities into high gear". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  16. ^ Kwong, Jessica (March 9, 2011). "S.F. Dyke March Needs Funds to Keep Going". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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  23. ^ Laitman, Michael (July 5, 2017). "When Chicago Dyke March bans a Jewish Pride Flag, Jews should feel unsafe". The Jerusalem Post.
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