The participants marched in New York on June 29, 2025 in New York in the seventh annual Quir Liberation March.
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Canadian citizen Robert Sharp Provincetown, plans to visit Massachusetts-one of the most LGBTQ+-F-friendly places in the US is for his friend’s milestone birthday in–Juli.
But against the background of the ongoing business Tension Sparked by president Donald TrumpTariff policies and growing Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric And policies in America, he said that his plans changed.
“Do we want that stress before going on vacation? Or do we want to support our country?” Sharp said.
He said that the group he was deciding to cancel the journey was planning to visit Montreal.
Sharp and his companions also planned to visit Chicago or Fort Loddel, Florida for a separate visit this year, but they shifted their plans in a Canadian road trip between Calgary and Vancouver.
Sharp said, “We have worked hard in Canada with tariffs and have a real sense of patriotism here. Therefore, we eventually decided to find out our country and travel a road for Rockies and spend money inside Canada.”
Sharp change in schemes reflects a major trend of international passengers, where they are spending their travel budget and pulling back on trips to America.
Number of foreign visitors in America by air Dropped According to the International Trade Administration, a year ago in March 10% March, part of the Department of Commerce. According to the industry group, land border crossing, inbound visitors fell 14% in the US since last year.
Oxford Economics Estimate Spending between international visitors in the US will have to fall $ 8.5 billion this year, as the US negative notion is tied to passengers for other destinations for trade and immigration policy.
LGBTQ+ population, LGBTQ+ travel platform Mr. and B saw 66% decline between Canadian users for queuing-friendly housing housing in the US and 32% decline between European users from February to April, compared to last year.
The company said that there was a 22% increase in booking in blue states and a decline of 9% in red states during the period. It saw a decline in cities within the red states including Salt Lake City, Phoenix and Austin, Texas.
Mrb and BK CEO Matthew Jost said that overall bookings on the stage are not bottom globally, but are growing. Jost said LGBTQ+ individuals continue to spend on holidays, but they are changing their destinations.
The company said that most of the Mrb and B users, which were included in the survey this year, said that they use their travel budget as a form of activism – support inclusive sites and economies.
On June 29, 2025, participants including Glide President Jeena Frar, Center, Ride at the 2025 San Francisco Pride Parade in San Francisco.
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Rainbow dollar
Sharp, who owns LGBTQ-friendly travel company out adventures, is not alone in changing his travel plans.
In February, LGBTQ+ AdvocC Group Eggle Canada issued a statement stating that its members would not participate in the individuals in the US conferences or programs this year, including world -purpose, which took place in Washington, DC in early June.
Helen Kennedy, Executive Director, Eggle Canada, said that the decision was mainly taken to protect the safety of individuals.
In his second term, Trump has signed several signs Executive order Targeting transgender people, including preventing them from opening the army openly and trying to keep transgender athletes out of girls and women game,
Another executive order, which states that the federal government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, inspired many countries including Denmark, Finland and Germany. Issue LGBTQ+ official precautions for passengers America, especially transgender passengers visiting passengers. Canada is also Update Its travel guidance with specific advice for people with “X” sexes listed on your passport.
Kennedy said that another reason for the decision not to travel to America was what she sees as a “economic war” from the US towards Canada.
“People talk about Canada and America, which is a long history of being an incredible neighbor. And yes, we do, but it is based on economic interests,” Kennedy said. “When you put that human element with the economic element, you think, okay, okay, why will I go there?”
Kennedy stated that members of Agel Canada who are included in non -governmental organizations would usually spend $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 per person anywhere during the journey to attend a conference or program. Corporate travelers usually spend at least $ 5,000, guessed.
“We spend a good part of the changes in hotels,” he said. “We travel, we rent a bike, we do all the things that everyone does.”
LGBTQ+ travel market is important. According to a 2022 study by Market Research firm Pride Co-op, the purchasing power of LGBTQ+ consumers is estimated to be $ 1.4 trillion in total.
In 2023, the global LGBTQ+ tourism market size was $ 296.8 billion, and it is expected to exceed double in 10 years, as per $ 634.9 billion in 2033, Market.US,
Research from Arwal Yatra Shows that LGBTQ+ passengers are more likely to be rich with domestic income of over $ 150,000 than other passengers.
While traveling, LGBTQ individuals book more activities and tourism and spend more on these experiences than other population, found in Arival Research.
John Tanjella, CEO of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, said that his organization is already feeling a pullback in the US in the US in the International LGBTQ+ Travel, he said that he had heard international members to be narrowly narrated from international members about the organization’s global conference in Palm Springs, California in October.
“They don’t welcome here, so why come and spend their money here?” Tangela said.
“On the surface, it affects airlines and hotels. But if you dig a bit deep then it affects other businesses, whether it is barber shops or restaurants, bar, spa. Many communities trust to visit tourists and spend their money,” he said.
On 6 June 2025, at the DC Ghat in Washington, the Pier Boat Parade, the flag of pride are seen on the part of the World Pride Festival.
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Proud ceremony proceeds
International LGBTQ+ passengers as well as some with the concerns of traveling journey Pulback in corporate sponsorship For pride ceremony, proud organizations across America said Presence in Pride Month Events was strongMany of which are in the last weekend of June.
But many organizations said that it is still difficult to make official appearance numbers or guess, given that many proud ceremonies are non-ticket and open to the public.
Participation Associate Director for NYC Pride, Matt ofenıZ-CHENG stated that the appearance for its pride incidents in the last weekend is expected to be 2.5 million-to suit its specific numbers.
He said that NYC Pride initially lost about 25% of his corporate sponsorship, due to the economy, tariff and diversity, equity and pullbacks around the inclusion. But he estimated that the number of people and contestants participating in Pride March this year would be larger than previous years.
Ryan Bose, Executive Director of Capital Pride Alliance, who used to run world -purpose this year, said the organizers were “pleasant surprise” that people still showed concerns about the policies of the Trump administration.
Bose said that he had heard calls to cancel the program this year due to political tension in Washington.
“If we were to retreat, what message would have been sent to all other pride that are facing the same challenges?” Bose said.
While the WorldPride has not yet has an official appearance number, BOS said he believes that the appearance was strong. However, Tanjella of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association said that he had heard that the number for World Promide was low this year.
Cities of Red States have also continued with their pride celebrations.
In April this year at the annual Rainbow Festival of Phoenix Pride increased to 33,000 attendance from around 28,000 last year, Executive Director Michael Forenaly told CNBC in a statement. Its pride Parade The heat will be observed in October due to heat.
In Salt Lake City, SLC Pride estimated that its celebration was brought to 17,000 attendees at the end of last week, which was seen over 10,000 last year, which was seen last year, according to the festival director, Boney O’Brien.
“We are in a blue bubbles here at Salt Lake,” O’Brien said. “We are not expecting people to come from big, big cities or abroad. But will we meet Vyoming? Yes. Will we meet people of rural Utah or rural Idaho? Yes.”
“It’s not about the journey. It’s not about red or blue,” he said. “It’s about the nearest place that they can find the community. And they know that they are safe, if just one weekend.”
