| Year
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Theme
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Grand Marshal(s)
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Honorary Grand Marshal(s)
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Organizational Grand Marshal(s)
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Community Grand Marshal(s)
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Celebrity Grand Marshal(s)
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| 1979
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"United We Stand"
|
Thelma Hansel
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| 1980
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"Proud to Be"
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Jim Farmer and Ruth Ravas
|
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| 1981
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"We the People"
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Ray Hill and Rita Wanstrom
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| 1982
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"A Part Of, Not Apart From"
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Marion Coleman and Andy Mills
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| 1983
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"Unity through Diversity"
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Marion Pantzer and Walter Strickler
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|
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| 1984
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"Unity and More in '84"
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Pokey Anderson and Rick Grossman
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| 1985
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"Alive with Pride"
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Terry Clark and Freda Jerrell
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| 1986
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"Liberty Is In Our Grasp"
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Tony Bicocchi and Dee Lamb
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| 1987
|
"Come Out and Celebrate Pride"
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Persons Living With AIDS
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| 1988
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"Rightfully Proud"
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Bruce Cook and Eleanor Munger
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Sharon Kowalski and Harvey Milk
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| 1989
|
"Stonewall 20"
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Charles Armstrong and Bettie Naylor
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| 1990
|
"Look to the Future"
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Walter Carter and Annise Parker
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Debra Danburg and Craig Washington
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| 1991
|
"Take Pride"
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Gene Harrington, Jack Jackson and Linda Morales
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Katy Caldwell and Marvin Davis
|
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| 1992
|
"Pride = Power"
|
Sheri Cohen Darbonne and Brian Keever
|
|
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Houston
|
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| 1993
|
"Out & Proud"
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Brian Bradley and Carolyn Mobley
|
Adan Rios
|
PFLAG Houston
|
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| 1994
|
"HouStoneWall 25"
|
Jay Allen and Cicely Wynne
|
Claire Koepsel
|
Q-Patrol
|
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| 1995
|
"Silence to Celebration"
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Suzanne Anderson and Don Gill
|
Annella Harrison
|
H.A.T.C.H.
|
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| 1996
|
"Pride Knows No Borders"
|
Bill Havard and Jeanette Vaughn
|
Jack Abercia
|
The Royal, Sovereign, and Imperial Court of the Single Star
|
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| 1997
|
"Glowing with Pride"
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Deborah Bell and Jimmy Carper
|
|
Krewe of Olympus
|
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| 1998
|
"Unified, Diversified, Electrified"
|
Bob Bouton and Jackie Doval
|
Barbara Winston
|
Texas Gay Rodeo Association
|
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| 1999
|
"Pride, Power & Pizzazz"
|
Sean Carter and Nancy Ford
|
|
Colt 45's
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| 2000
|
"Take Pride, Take Joy, Take Action"
|
Richard Weiderholt and Tori Williams
|
Don Sinclair
|
People With AIDS Coalition Houston
|
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| 2001
|
"Embrace Diversity"
|
Mitchell Katine and Dalia Stokes
|
Blake and Gordon Weisser
|
PFLAG Houston
|
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| 2002
|
"Pride Worldwide"
|
Mela Contreras and Rusty Mueller
|
Jane and Irv Smith
|
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Houston
|
|
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| 2003
|
"Silver Celebration"
|
All former Grand Marshals honored
|
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| 2004
|
"Pride As Big As Texas"
|
Sonna Alton and Jerry Simoneaux
|
Sue and Jim Null
|
Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas
|
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| 2005
|
"Equal Rights! No More! No Less!
|
Weldon Hickey and Deb Murphy
|
Dennis and Evelyn Schave
|
Bayou City Boys Club
|
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| 2006
|
"Say It Out Loud!"
|
Phyllis Randolph Frye and Ray Ramirez
|
Rev. Marilyn Meeker-Williams
|
Bunnies on the Bayou
|
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| 2007
|
"Lone Star Pride"
|
Jack Valinski and Maria Gonzalez
|
Garnet Coleman
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The Imperial Court of Houston
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| 2008
|
"We are Family"
|
Dalton DeHart and Kelly McCann
|
Julie Eberly
|
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.
|
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| 2009
|
"Out 4 Justice"
|
James Knapp and Fiona Dawson
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Mike and Linda Bratsen
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Legacy Community Healthcare
|
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| 2010
|
"Pride NOT Prejudice"
|
Gary Wood and Carol Wyatt
|
Ann Robison
|
Montrose Counseling Center
|
Mayor Annise Parker
|
Andy Cohen
|
| 2011
|
"Live. Love. Be."
|
Bryan Hlavinka and Tammi Wallace
|
Duane and Judy Roland
|
The GLBT Community Center
|
|
Jonathan D. Lovitz
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| 2012
|
"Live Out Proud"
|
Nicolas Brines, Jenifer Rene Pool and Council Member Ellen Cohen
|
|
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Toro, mascot of the Houston Texans
|
Madison Hildebrand
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| 2013
|
"Pride Unleashed"
|
John Nechman and Robin Brown
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Januari Leo
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| 2014
|
"Carnivale"
|
JD Doyle and Christina Gorzynski
|
Sarah and Fernando Aramburo
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| 2015
|
"HEROES"
|
Ryan Levy and Britt Kornmann
|
Anna Eastman
|
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| 2016
|
"Houston Proud"
|
Bradley Odom-Harris and Fran Watson
|
Dena Gray
Imran Yousef (Pulse Survivor)
|
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| 2017
|
"Wonderland"
|
Lou Weaver, Sallie Wyatt-Woodell, and Aimee Broadhurst
|
Tony Carroll, Marion Coleman, and Arden Eversmeyer
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| 2018
|
"#Pride40"
|
All former Grand Marshals
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Bob Briddick, Julie Mabry, and Josephine Tittsworth
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| 2019
|
"Summer of '69"
|
Harrison Guy,[7] Judge Shannon B. Baldwin, Mike Webb, and Constable Alan Rosen
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Atlantis Narcisse, Dee Dee Watters, Ana Andrea Molina and Monica Roberts
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| 2020
|
"Divercity"
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Cancelled caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Replaced with a virtual/online rally.
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| 2021
|
Cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic. Replaced with a mixture of virtual rallies and smaller in person gatherings across Houston.
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| 2022
|
"Houston:The Beat Goes On"
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| 2023
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"All We Need Is Love"
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