LGBTQ+ communities, Oakley said, need to “commit ourselves to continued resistance against the forces that are trying to prevent us from being our full, joyful, happy, thriving selves. “This is a year where sentiment is going to be revolving around resistance and about finding strength and community and centering our joy and our right to exist and our right to be here,” said Cathryn Oakley, state legislative director and senior counsel for the Human Rights Campaign organization. Hodges decision.īut the last several years have been more difficult Pride events were restricted during the pandemic, and when they returned to in-person last year, it was with a sense of urgency, given the rise of hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ legislative action.Īround the country, at least 17 states have put restrictions or bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors, and transgender athletes are facing restrictions at schools in at least 20 states. Supreme Court recognized same-sex marriage in the Obergefell v.

Pride parades had plenty to celebrate in recent years, such as in 2015, when the U.S. The New York City Dyke March channels the idea that Pride is about protest, not just parades.

The Reclaim Pride Coalition says their event hearkens back to the spirit of protest that animated Stonewall. In New York City for the past few years, there has been a second event on the same day of the larger Pride march. Pride events are happening globally as well, drawing major crowds in places including Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv, Madrid and Toronto.Īt some past events, there have been concerns about commercialism and corporate presence that overshadow real issues that are still unresolved. Ron DeSantis and state legislators passed a series of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, some of which barred classroom discussion of sexual orientation.

In Florida this weekend, Orlando-area theme parks and hotels will play host to annual Gay Days events, which are going ahead even after Gov.

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