Boston Pride may have postponed its 50th anniversary parade, festival and other gatherings until June 2021, but it’s still marking this year’s Pride month with a host of virtual events.
Organizers announced this week that a full schedule will be coming soon, but a few of the events will include a virtual flag raising at Boston City Hall, a virtual Pride Lights, a documentary film series with the Boston Globe, author talks with the Boston Public Library, cooking classes, dance classes, a discussion on the history of Boston Pride, and a virtual festival and concert.
Plus, on Sunday, May 24, from 12:30 to 3 p.m., Boston Pride is hosting the “Big Gay Home Bar Crawl,” a virtual fundraiser featuring drink demos by local bartenders, a raffle and entertainment from local drag stars Amanda Playwith, Rusty Hammer, Kris Knievil and Travis Ti.
Says Boston Pride in a letter from their directors:
Even though we won’t be able to be out in the streets together this June, Pride exists in all of us. Boston Pride is still as committed as ever to live our mission – to honor and celebrate our social, legal and political successes while we continue to work for social justice and human rights. The Boston Pride Board, staff, and hundreds of volunteers who comprise Pride Committees will work remotely, developing creative ways to keep us connected. We intend to celebrate our 50th anniversary throughout all of 2020 and into 2021, so we will find innovative solutions to bring our people together to commemorate our rich history and community. For now, keep an eye out for digital programming to excite and enrich the lives of Boston’s LGBTQ population.
In this time of social distancing, our community needs to come together now more than ever. We invite you to join our Boston Pride community online. Together we will come through this with a greater sense of connection, care, compassion, and resilience. #WickedProud.
Check out Boston Pride’s webpage for more.
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