Night prides () are protest demonstrations of

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people alternative to the

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es, which are considered depoliticized. The movement was launched by ''

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'', ''OUTrans'', ''Femmes en Lutte 93'' and other associations in

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in 2015, opposing what they perceived as a depoliticization of

es and their loss of autonomy against public powers and

pink capitalism Rainbow capitalism (also called pink capitalism, queer capitalism, homocapitalism In Paris, two other editions were organized in 2016 and 2017, although in 2018 they decided not to summon a fourth

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in order to avoid converting it in a symbolic institutionalized event that would not lead to do other actions. However, since 2016 the movement were already extended to other French cities, such as

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Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Gay Shame Gay Shame is a movement from within the queer communities described as a Radicalization, radical alternative to gay mainstreaming. The movement directly posits an alternative view of gay pride events and activities which have become increasingly Co ...

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