Dimant notes that PrideFest, a Greenwich Village street fair, is a great way to engage with local businesses, buy unique goods, and sample tasty food.
If you have trouble choosing between events, take advice from an expert: “I will not miss the March obviously,” says Dan Dimant, “but I’m also not going to miss PrideFest.” Both events, which take place on June 26, are free and open to the public. In 2019 this will take place on Sunday, June 30th at 11am, and it will kick off at the intersection of 4th. Gay Pride Seattle usually includes Seattle PrideFest, Trans Pride, Seattle Dyke March and Rally, and the main Seattle Pride Parade. Register here for the online event of Seattle Pride 2021.
She’ll be joined by a record number of women, including Lil’ Kim and recent Drag Race All Stars winner Kylie Sonique Love. Stay tuned for details on Seattle Pride 2022. Kim Petras makes waves as the festival’s first trans-identifying headliner. Pride Island, a popular three-day music festival, heads to Governors Island from the June 24 to 26.
Youth Pride, a free event for queer teens, returns on June 25. The Rally, a tradition stretching back to 1969, ignites on June 24 to inspire education and activism. It’s our responsibility to speak out and say something,” she says.īetween June 24, and June 26, there are Pride options of all styles. “Some communities where this legislation is made don’t have a large Pride like San Francisco. “This year, our focus is going to be the anti-LGBTQ+ laws affecting our community,” says Carolyn Wysinger, SF Pride’s board president. In 2016, San Francisco Pride created the “Resistance Contingent” - a protest-style group that begins the city’s annual march.
Organizations from New York to San Francisco are reimagining leadership and programming to create more diverse and inclusive queer spaces. Organizations across the country are reimagining leadership and programming to create more diverse and inclusive queer spaces. Accordingly, Dan says NYC’s events will look different than they did before 2020. The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the recent tidal wave of legislation targeting transgender youth, LGBTQ+ families, and women are forcing queer communities to reevaluate how they celebrate Pride. “So much gets lost when you’re behind a screen and you can’t interact with like-minded people,” he says. Like so many cities worldwide, New York pivoted to virtual events in June 2020 to keep people safe. Check out their Facebook Event page for more information.“What excites me most is that we’re back in person for the first time in three years,” says Dan Dimant, media director of NYC Pride. The event will host live music, drag, food, and LGBTQ+ discussions, with proceeds from merchandise benefiting Forum for Equality, Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ human rights organization. There are more events separate from Cafe Lafitte in Exile, including the Faubourg Pride Fest commencing on June 4th and lasting for the weekend. There will be events throughout the month at several locations including at excellent Drag Brunch at Mags with their Breakfast with Princesse Stephaney, taking place on June 11th. It all kicks off with their Opening Ceremony on June 10th, specifically honoring our country’s LGBTQIA+ service members at the gay bar itself. The oldest gay bar in the United States, Cafe Lafitte in Exile is providing the city with an excellent line-up events across New Orleans. It’s Pride Month, and New Orleans has so much going on!Īlthough NOLA has it’s own way of celebrating Pride during Labor Day weekend with Southern Decadence, Pride Month is still a very exciting time for the LGBTQI+ communities in New Orleans.