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PHL Identity festival Collective sets modern Philly Pride meeting
The PHL Pride Collective formed in June , meeting the desire for a fresh organization to back annual pride celebrations in Philly.
This want presented itself after Philly Pride Presents disbanded following transphobic comments from the organization regarding demonstrators in the Stonewall Riots.
The comments led to the cancellation of ’s Event celebrations.
After forming, the PHL Pride Collective partnered with GALAEI. On a recent website for the organization, “Points of Unity” are listed.
In light of Philly Pride Presents’ disbandment, the partnership is set for one year with an evaluation every six months.
GALAEI is a North Philadelphia-based organization focused on social justice. The partnership has been productive to fundraise for next year’s celebration celebration in Philly.
One of the earliest moves from the PHL Pride Collective came this week as the group announced a novel model and go out for Philly pride.
The PHL Pride Collective also launched a “Reimagining Philly Pride” initiative, a campaign meant to fund next June’s p
The organization behind Philadelphia’s Event Parade and Festival, Philly Pride Presents, has decided to disband, according to two independent sources termination to the organization. Sources also said the corporation has cancelled its September 4 “Pride-Lite” event at Penn’s Landing. A delegate from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation confirmed the cancellation.
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. The publish was deleted shortly after it first appeared.
On June 11, a speak out event called &#;Take Assist Pride!! PHILLY PRIDE PRESENTS MUST GO!!!!!&#; was scheduled for June 25th, hosted by Disrupt Philadelphia, Execute UP Philadelphia, and the Philly Trans March.
The event’s description read in part: “From toxic political ties to cops being centered at Pride
City of Philadelphia
Join us this June as the Office of LGBT Affairs and citywide community partners mark this year’s Pride Month. There will be many events to attend—both in-person and virtual—including the official Pride flag raising, and much more you won’t want to miss. All events listed below are free, unless otherwise noted.
Happy Pride Month, Philadelphia!
LGBTQ+ Identity festival Month Flag Raising
To thrust off LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the Office of LGBT Affairs is proud to raise the More Tint More Pride flag—first introduced by the Office in Since then the flag has helped spark an international conversation about diversity, inclusion, racism, and the intersectionality of queer identities. Join the Office for live performances, dynamic speakers, music, and community members for the event on Friday, June 11th from p.m. – p.m. This event will also be livestreamed on the Office’s Facebook page.
City Skyline Beam Ups
Some of the city’s most iconic sites will show off their rainbow colors to celebrate Diverse Pride Month, with Boathouse Row, the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Amidst a second year of the Covid pandemic, saw a mix of good, bad, and in-between news for the LGBTQ people. PGN took a look support at some of the most memorable and important local and national LGBTQ stories of the past twelve months.
Philly Pride Presents disbands; PHL Pride Collective works to reimagine Pride
In June, Philly Pride Presents, which had lay on the city’s Pride march and festival since , disbanded after criticism over social media posts and mounting pressure from organizations including Disrupt Philadelphia, Behave UP Philadelphia, and the Philly Trans March. Following the disbandment, PPP came under scrutiny for declining to repay some vendors who bought space for Parade and OutFest events that were canceled in and A fresh organization, PHL Pride Collective, formed in June and has partnered with the nonprofit GALAEI as they work to organize and fundraise for next year’s Identity festival event. The group’s points of unity include not permitting police at Pride nor working with police; that Black and Brown LGBTQ folks be at the helm of Pride; and that Pride be welcoming to pe