The Metropolitan Business Association or Central Florida LGBT Chamber of Commerce sponsored the first pride parade in Orlando in 2005. The group was cited as an example of the community activities centered at the Pulse nightclub following a terrorist attack on that location. Procession of Pulse nightclub at Come Out With Pride Parade, 2009Ĭome Out with Pride (COWP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Orlando, Florida that has organized an annual pride event of the same name since 2005.
