There are four main organisations that coordinate the parade: Women Coalition of HKSAR, Rainbow of Hong Kong, Nu Tong Xue She, and Gay Harmony.

[4][non-primary source needed] The third parade was held on 12 November 2011, the route was from East Point Road to the Southorn Playground.

[5][non-primary source needed] The fourth parade was held on 10 November 2012, the route was from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to the Chater Garden in Central.

[6][non-primary source needed] The parade was held after the veto of Cyd Ho's bill in the Legislative Council, which asked the HKSAR government to produce proposals and hope consultations to expand the protection against discrimination to LGBT people in Hong Kong.

Some anti-LGBT organisations, such as the Christian Right group The Society For Truth And Light, collected thousands of signatures to oppose the consultation.

[8] Dr. York Chow, chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, joined the parade for a second year in spite of criticism from anti-gay groups.

The new chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, urged the government to move forward with anti-discrimination legislation to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.

Attendees included more than a dozen top diplomats, several Legislative Council members and chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Alfred Chan Cheung-ming.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Patrick Nip refused invitations to attend.

Attendees included more than a dozen top diplomats, several Legislative Council members and chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Alfred Chan Cheung-ming.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Patrick Nip refused invitations to attend.

[17] The parade did not return in 2023, instead the committee organised an exhibition and a guided tour through Kwun Tong themed around "A Journey with Rainbow GPS".

Some of the concerns may be linked to the 2020 Hong Kong national security law putting stronger restrictions on how marches and protests are held.

The theme of Pride Parade 2012 was ‘Dare to love’ and the dress code was different professional outfits which stressed equality of LGBT people in the workplace.

The festival director, Karl Uhrich, believed that the sales of tickets would be better in 2012 due to the increasing tolerance of the gay and lesbian community.

[26] In June 2012, Hong Kong evangelist Pastor Enoch Lam held a religious seminar on "The Christian View on Homosexuality" in response of the gay right activities.