, ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁decided ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁offered ▁the ▁first ▁float ▁in ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁Gay ▁P ride ▁festival , ▁although ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁cover ▁their ▁faces ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁pro sec ution ▁upon ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁Iran . ▁About ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁event , ▁organiz ers ▁said , ▁" O ur ▁gr ief ▁is ▁not ▁dim med , ▁but ▁we , ▁the ▁rain b ows ▁of ▁Iran ▁are ▁sc ream ing ▁our ▁happiness ▁as ▁a ▁shape ▁of ▁resistance ▁and ▁we ▁keep ▁our ▁eu ph oria ▁alive ▁as ▁the ▁tor ch ▁of ▁justice ". ▁ ▁Cover age ▁ ▁A ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Res al at , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Iran , ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁event , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁some ▁other ▁conserv ative ▁media ▁out lets ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Iran ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁organizations ▁ ▁P ride ▁para de ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁ir an lg bt . com ▁ ▁ir an p ride . org ▁ ▁Category : L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Iran ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Iran ▁Category : P ride ▁par ades <0x0A> </s> ▁K