The Millennium March on Washington was an event to raise awareness and visibility of lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) people and issues of LGBT rights in the US, it was held April 28 through April 30, 2000 in Washington, DC . The Millennium Pride Festival was held prior to the March, it was a huge event that saw tens of thousands flock to the US capital. A march from the Washington Monument to the front lawn of the United States Capitol took place on April 30, where the crowd was addressed by several members of Congress and, via video, by President Bill Clinton . Estimates of attendance ranged from 200,000 to 1 million people. One of the weekend's more successful events was the sellout Equality Rocks concert produced by LGBT rights organization Human Rights Campaign . The concert was held in Washington's RFK Stadium and included stars such as Melissa Etheridge , George Michael , Pet Shop Boys , Garth Brooks , k.d. lang , and Tipper Gore.
5-489: The event was criticized for a lack of inclusiveness and political focus as well as concerns over financial accountability. Allegations of theft from a vendor and severe financial mismanagement arose after the event. The final accounting showed the event ended with $ 330,000 in unpaid debt. In terms of the expense per participant, it was the least cost-efficient of any national LGBT march to date. The documentary A Union in Wait
10-579: A community in North Carolina and made national headlines. Eventually (in 2000) Parker and Scott did have the ceremony at the chapel. The film includes interviews with Andrew Sullivan , Barney Frank , Robert Knight, Jimmy Creech , Fred Phelps , Candace Gingrich , Wake Forest University students, and local ministers. The film was shot primarily in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , on the campus of Wake Forest University ; but portions of
15-541: The United States. Susan Parker and Wendy Scott are members of Wake Forest Baptist Church. In 1997 the couple decided they wanted to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University 's Wait Chapel , but the traditionally Baptist university told them no. Susan Parker, Wendy Scott, their church, and many others joined to fight the school's decision in what would become a controversy that divided
20-640: The film were shot in Washington, D.C. , at the Millennium March on Washington, Family Research Council headquarters, and Andrew Sullivan 's house. In 2001, the Sundance Channel licensed the film for television in the United States. A Union In Wait was also shown at numerous festivals around the world and distributed on video by Frameline . In 2015 Amazon Video made the film available online. Susan Parker later served as
25-417: Was filmed at the march. This article about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ)-related festival or event is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . A Union in Wait A Union in Wait is a 2001 American documentary film about same-sex marriage directed by Ryan Butler . It was the first documentary about same-sex marriage to air on national television in
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