June is PRIDE Month. It is the month dedicated especially to the celebration of LGBTQ+ people and identities. PRIDE Month is always celebrated in outdoor parades and marches to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBTQ social movements. As a result, LGBTQ+ people (and corporations) always look forward to the line of activities for Pride Month.
Until the COVID-19 outbreak happened.
At the time of writing this article, over 4 million people have been infected, over two hundred thousand people have died, and over one million people have recovered from the virus. The outbreak has
But PRIDE is still set to happen — only in a different format.
On the 1st of April 2020, the GlobalPRIDE 2020 was launched as a partnership between InterPride, the European Pride Organisers Association, and national Pride networks in several countries. The goal of Global PRIDE 2020 is to ensure that everyone from every region of the world can be a part of it this year.
Themed, ‘Exist. Persist. Resist’, GlobalPride has been slated for June 27th, 2020 and it will be live-streamed online for 24 hours. There will be musical and artistic performances, speeches from activists and campaigners, and addresses by public figures.
On the GlobalPride team, there are opportunities for people who are interested to volunteer in various capacities for the event. PRIDE Coordinators and organisations in different regions of the world are also encouraged to and also submit content; activism or performances for the event.
Interested participants can sign up for the event on Facebook, here or sign up for their newsletter for updates on the event.
Here is a trailer for the event:
So proud to see #GlobalPride @InterPride on the #BBCTravelShow I hope I can get involved some how #musicbox #puppetry #greeting @EuroPride @UKPrideNetwork @prideinhull pic.twitter.com/1EjCvJdarO
— Andy Train (He / Him) 🇬🇧 🇮🇪🏳️🌈 (@andytrain) May 6, 2020
This is existing, persisting, and resisting in the time of a pandemic.
