Pride is meant to be not only a celebration but an act of resistance for the queer community, but Black queer people rarely benefit from the power created by a movement we helped start.ĭr. As more Black gay men started to attend in the late 1980s, the white community moved to another location. Houston’s Black Gay Pride started from Splash Beach Party, which largely catered to white gay men.
The Normal Anomaly Initiative’s upcoming Black Queer Plus Advancement Festival this weekend aims to challenge an issue all too familiar to Black queer advocates: Even though we’re present in these white-led spaces, we’re often overlooked. When this history is shared, Black queer people’s contributions toward LGBTQIA+ justice often aren’t included or acknowledged, which is why many cities had to create separate Pride celebrations. Greg Abbott’s efforts to prevent trans youths from accessing identity affirming health care. Grassroots and nonprofit advocacy efforts still continue as groups such as the ACLU challenge Gov. Many of the LGBT institutions today can trace their beginnings to that time. Houston had its first Gay Pride Week eight years later, which consisted of a community picnic and culminated with Town Meeting I, one of the first grassroots LGBT political events in the United States. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, both queer women of color, were among the first to throw stones at cops harassing the LGBT community at Stonewall Inn in New York in 1969, sparking the Stonewall riots that inadvertently led to the creation of the first Pride parade the following year. We won’t let that happen nationally or here in Houston. Juan Figueroa, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Lessīlack people have long been at the center of queer history, but we’re often left out of the story.
Leilani Jackson Ross performs as part of Yahaira DeHill’s Eco-Fashion Showcase at the 10th Annual Rainbow on the Green at Discovery Green Conservancy in Houston, Friday, June 21, 2019. Photo taken Saturday, JKim Brent/The Enterprise Kim Brent / The Enterprise Show More Show Less 3 of3 With the support of her wife and her church, Watson is a tireless advocate for the Houston LGBT community. Grand Marshall Fran Watson of Houston announces the official start of Pride Fest 2018 after a ribbon cutting. David Nance, HC staff / Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of3
Follow Long Beach Pride on Facebook and Twitter and on Instagram at for the latest updates.Town Meeting 1 leaders Steve Shiflett, left, Charles Law, LaDonna Leake and Ray Hill work on details on June 25, 1978, for an event at the Astroarena. A two-day waterfront festival will span May 16 and 17, offering live music, community programming, and food and drinks from local eateries, with the annual parade happening May 17.Īs part of its commitment to offering attendees an entertainment-filled weekend, Long Beach Pride is planning an enhanced festival experience in partnership with the event production company JJ|LA, which produces Los Angeles Pride and produced the two-day Pride Island music festival featuring headliner Madonna at the 2019 WorldPride NYC, among other nationally and internationally recognized events.Īdditional details about the 37th Annual Long Beach Pride Festival & Parade, including headlining entertainment, will be made available in the coming weeks.
The 37th Annual Long Beach Pride Festival & Parade is a three-day event, starting with a free Teen Pride celebration on May 15, with a DJ, dancing and performances in a safe, chaperoned youth-only environment.
“As one of the first events kicking off the 2020 Pride season, we are excited to throw our biggest celebration ever while welcoming attendees from all over to our great city of Long Beach.” Our name now reflects our mission of encouraging even more inclusion and embracing the LGBTQ+ community as a whole, and its allies, through the simple yet universal message of having pride in ourselves and each other,” Long Beach Pride President Denise Newman said. “The start of a decade is the perfect time to reflect on Long Beach Pride’s strong history and our commitment to inform and inspire a new generation of active members. Not only has its name been updated, but the 36-year-old 501(c)3 nonprofit revealed earlier this week its new logo, mission statement and website in preparation for a 2020 relaunch. Formerly known as the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride, the new and improved Long Beach Pride – the organization in charge of producing the Pride Parade & Festival in Long Beach – is rolling out a new identity.