The festival take will take over a new location this year at Reading’s Jim Dietrich Park and will feature exciting live performances.
Residents of Reading can show their pride all with events all throughout the summer, highlighted by the Reading Pride Celebration festival. Continue the celebrations into the night with an after party at The Village for more performances and VIP meet & greets. The festival will take place at Clipper Magazine Stadium in downtown Lancaster on June 18th and will offer visitors access to see talented musicians, extraordinary drag performers, and shop from more than 150 vendors. Join the celebration of Lancaster County’s LGBTQ+ and ally communities at Lancaster Pride’s annual festival. Following the parade on Jube 26, attendees can enjoy a front row seat to the NEPA PrideFest Royale Pageant where talent will compete for each title across three categories (Pride attire, On-Stage Q&A, and Talent) to prove they have the excellence to be the face of Pride in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Join NEPA Rainbow Alliance for this year’s first ever pride parade celebration in downtown Wilkes Barre, followed by the annual PrideFest celebrations. Northeastern Pennsylvania Rainbow Alliance From fun-filled parades and festivals to LGBTQ+ community groups and events, Pennsylvania is always celebrating Pride! 1. I am saddened by this decision and what this may mean for the rest of Pride Month.Whether it’s International Pride Month in June, LGBT History Month in October, or beyond, Pennsylvania and its vibrant LGBTQ+ communities invite you to share your pride and pursue your happiness all year long at these places and events across the commonwealth. Instead of facing the community with the pride that this month represents by addressing the concerns of those in our community who feel underrepresented and underserved in pride events, PPP chose to systematically silence those voices once again in one last act of profound disinterest and unwillingness to transform pride into a more inclusive and equitable space for everyone in our community. This decision was a craven response to community pressure that dismissed and further harmed the voices of the most vulnerable in our community. LGBTQ community leader Kendall Stephens told PGN in a written statement: “The disbandment of PPP robbed the QTBIPOC community of an opportunity to be properly honored and represented in Pride Month festivities and disallowed a smooth transition of power and responsibility over Philly pride events to transpire. At the time of this article’s posting, the Philly Pride Presents website and Instagram account remain active. Shortly after that apology, the organization took down their entire Facebook page. With there being no Philly Pride Presents events happening this month, NOW is the time for community to stand up, speak out, reclaim, organize, and take back what Pride should really be centered and focused on, what it means, and what we as a community demand for it.”įollowing the problematic post about the Stonewall Riots, a representative from a community organization who had previously participated in Philly Pride events told a PGN staff member that they were under pressure to cut ties with Philly Pride Presents.Ī few days after the initial post on Stonewall, Philly Pride Presents posted an apology on their Facebook page and stated that the senior advisor responsible for the Stonewall post would be stepping down. The event’s description read in part: “From toxic political ties to cops being centered at Pride, PPP has demonstrated that their values do not reflect that of the community. On June 11, a speak out event called “Take Back Pride!! PHILLY PRIDE PRESENTS MUST GO!!!!!” was scheduled for June 25th, hosted by Disrupt Philadelphia, ACT UP Philadelphia, and the Philly Trans March. The post was deleted shortly after it first appeared. Philly Pride Presents had recently been under intense scrutiny, starting with backlash from a June 10 Facebook post about the history of the Stonewall Riots which contained language including “those dressed as women,” and which centered the story around the police officers who raided the Stonewall Inn rather than the LGBTQ people who were subject to police abuse. A representative from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation confirmed the cancellation. Sources also said the organization has cancelled its September 4 “Pride-Lite” event at Penn’s Landing. The organization behind Philadelphia’s Pride Parade and Festival, Philly Pride Presents, has decided to disband, according to two independent sources close to the organization. A screenshot of the Philly Pride Presents website.