Pride Festivals Are Going Virtual This Year—Here Are 10 Events to Check Out

While thecoronaviruspandemic has caused some organization to cancel their Pride Month event altogether , others are simply moving the company online with livestreams , video recording performance , and more .

Global Pride , for case , will broadcast a 24 - hour livestreamfeaturingperformances by Brazil - based Pabllo Vittar — the first drag queen to be nominated for a Grammy — Olivia Newton - John , and Deborah Cox , and speakers ranging from India ’s first openly gay royal , Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil , to Sharice Davids , the first Native American member of theLGTBQ+community to be elected to the U.S. Congress . New York City Pride ’s two - hour special , send on ABC7 and online , has an impressive card , too , includingSchitt ’s Creek ’s Dan Levy , Pose ’s Billy Porter , Janelle Monáe , and Margaret Cho .

AsThe Washington Postreports , the Gender Justice League wo n’t host its usualTrans Pride Seattleparade through the Capitol Hill neighborhood , but it will host a series of workshop , youth action , and performances online . And this year , you do n’t have to dwell in or around Cincinnati to take part inCincy Black Pride , whose events invoke to a encompassing form of participants ; there are DJ solidification , an interfaith church service service , and a practical movie festival that foreground authoritative work by and about the LGBTQ+ community of interests , admit Wanuri Kahiu’sRafiki(2019 ) , Ya’Ke Smith’sWolf(2012 ) , and the first two episodes of Dui Jarrod ’s 2019 seriesKing Ester .

Instead of view as a schedule event , the Trevor Project — the nation ’s leading crisis intervention system for LGBTQ+ juvenility — has partnered with Demi Lovato to launch the “ Pride Everywhere ” campaign , which encourages untested people to portion out exposure on societal media with the hashtag # PrideEverywhere to foster a sense of togetherness and celebrate diversity within their community . you’re able to even create your own photo with the “ Pride Everywhere”filter .

search 10 online events below , and learn about the Stonewall Riots that began the Pride movementhere .

[ h / tThe Washington Post ]