Auckland rates among world's most gay-friendly cities

Name: Watch Auckland's Pride Parade
Uploaded: 2015-02-22T10:35:51+13:00
Duration: 183 s
Description: Thousands of people lined Ponsonby Road tonight for the third and largest Auckland Pride Parade. The parade is seen as the high point of the Auckland Pride Festival and was the first year police staff were given permission to march in uniform. This year's parade theme was Gods & Monsters and featured 58 floats led by the Dykes on Bikes.

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4 Jun, 2015 10:29 PMQuick Read

Thousands of people lined Ponsonby Road tonight for the third and largest Auckland Pride Parade. The parade is seen as the high point of the Auckland Pride Festival and was the first year police staff were given permission to march in uniform. This year's parade theme was Gods & Monsters and featured 58 floats led by the Dykes on Bikes.

Auckland has rated alongside San Francisco, Toronto, and London as one of the top gay-friendly cities in the world, with an unmissable Pride festival.

Dubbed "a safe and welcoming place for LGBT tourists to explore", Auckland has won a place in travel company Lonely Planet's new Guide to Pride.

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