Happy Pride Day
Model: Julia Dourado
Every year in June, Pride Month is marked with parades, parties and protests to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. But the 2020 edition is unlike one we’ve ever seen before. Hundreds of Pride festivals around the world have been cancelled, postponed or taken online as a result of the lockdown.
The Pride in London parade – which was scheduled for July 6 – will not be taking place. On March 23, the event’s organisers made the decision to cancel the event to keep in line with government guidelines and protect the health and safety of the community.
Since then, the LGBTQ+ community has gone on to shape the world of ‘virtual events’. Live-streamed drag shows and queer club nights held on Zoom are now a big part of London’s LGBTQ+ scene. And now that we’ve arrived in Pride Month, the digital ante has been upped. Amnesty International has joined with UK Black Pride, Stonewall and ParaPride to create Pride Inside (Sunday June 28-Sunday July 5) a full digi-schedule of LGBTQ+ comedians, artists, DJs, musicians and activists to keep Pride ‘in our homes and in our hearts’ (list still to be announced).
To help celebrate Pride together, while staying apart, I would like to share some snaps taken in London time ago during its festivities.
Have a look on The Pride in London site prideinlondon.org/events to find out which events you’d like to take part in
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