MISSION
InterPride exists:
To promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride on an international level, to increase networking and communication among Pride Organizations and to encourage diverse communities to hold and attend Pride events and to act as a source of education.

InterPride accomplishes it mission with Regional Conferences and an Annual World Conference (AWC). At the annual conference, InterPride members network and collaborate on an international scale and take care of the business of the organization.

HISTORY
InterPride was founded 1982 in Boston, MA as the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators. In the fall of 1982 representatives from about half a dozen US Pride Organizations gathered together to network. Since then, an annual conference has been held, in a different city and attendance has steadily grown.

As the movement for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender equal rights has grown over the years, so have Pride Events and the need for a global organization like InterPride. As the events have become more international in scope, the organization changed its name to the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators. At the conference in West Hollywood, California the conference voted to add Bisexual and Transgender to the name of the organization.

By the late 1980's delegates from Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom were attending the conference. In 1997 the expanded outreach made the organization truly global. The annual conference in New York City was attended by representatives of 73 Pride Organization from 18 countries. The 1999 conference in Glasgow, Scotland was the first conference held off the North American Continent. The organization again changed its name to InterPride to consolidate and better reflect its international structure.

The 2001 conference, held in Auckland, New Zealand was the first one held in the southern hemisphere and the Prime Minister welcomed the delegates. The 2003 conference in Montréal, Canada was the first time a conference was held in a city where English is not the primary language. Pride organizers from around the world arrived at the 2004 conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, the first time in a country where the national language is not English.

The 2005 conference was in Minneapolis/St.Paul, followed in 2006 by Portland, Maine. In 2007 delegates travelled back to Europe for the conference in Zurich, Switzerland. The 2008 conference was held in Vancouver, Canada and the 2009 conference in St. Petersburg Florida.

The 2010 conference will be in Long Beach, California in 2010.

InterPride is incorporated in the State of Texas in the USA and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under US law. It is funded by membership dues, sponsorship, merchandise sales and donations from individuals and organizations.

InterPride selects an annual International LGBTI Pride Theme. InterPride licenses the title World Pride, the first of which was held in Rome in July 2000 and the second was in Jerusalem in 2006.