[2] The organizers of the parade want to promote social equality in general,[3] and draw attention to the problems faced by the LGBT community in Poland.

[4] Its organizers, including Szymon Niemiec (who founded the event in 2001), stress that the parade is meant to highlight not only the LGBT movement, but the rights issues of all minorities.

[9] In 2004 and 2005, officials denied permission for the parades, citing the likelihood of counter-demonstrations, interference with religious or national holidays, lack of a permit, and other reasons.

[11] In protest, a different event, Wiec Wolności ("Freedom Veche"), was organized in Warsaw in 2004,[3] and was estimated to have drawn 600 to 1,000 attendees.

[12] In response to the 2005 ban, about 2,500 people marched on 11 June of that year, an act of civil disobedience that led to several brief arrests.

It rebooted on 19 June 2021, and again, the mayor Rafał Trzaskowski participated in the event, granting the parade city hall patronage.