For the first time in Pacific Pride’s 41-year history, it will be kicking off this year’s gay pride celebration, starting Saturday morning at 10 a.m., with a march down State Street from De la Guerra Plaza to Chase Palm Park.
Silicon Valley will be filled with Pride this weekend with events celebrating the South Bay’s LGBT community. Saturday, August 26 will kick off with the third annual Proud of My Family event at the Discovery Children’s Museum of San Jose and the 42nd Silicon Valley Pride’s second annual Night Festival. Sunday will be a festive day with the Pride parade and celebration.
LubbockPRIDE is set to host its seventh annual Lubbock LGBT Pride Festival from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at Maxey Park at 30th Street and Nashville Avenue. There will be 56 vendors selling goods, as well as handing out educational information and resources. There will also be food, live music, games, a kid’s art center, entertainment and a finale drag show to finish the night.
While most of the world celebrates LGBT pride in June, Austin celebrates it in August. The Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation (AGLPF) hosts Austin PRIDE for a week in August, culminating in a huge parade and celebration, which falls on Aug. 26 this year. Here’s a full rundown of official PRIDE and PRIDE-adjacent events this week.
This has already been a banner year for LGBTQ-themed art exhibitions around the world, and still more are heading to top museums across the U.S. and Europe this fall. From gay comics in the Bronx to forgotten queer Chicano artists in Los Angeles to Hockney in Spain, here are our picks for the shows not to miss.
Stephanie Martinez is no longer proud to be a Texan. In July, shortly after state lawmakers reconvened for their special session, the local activist was kidnapped, beaten, and robbed. After several weeks of talking to a man who contacted her online to learn more about trans issues, the two had decided to meet and discuss the topic over lunch. Martinez said she frequently meets with people to help educate them about the community; this time felt no different.
The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) seemingly emboldened by the recent protest in Charlottesville and the back and forth support of President Trump, continue to take their cause to the next level by leaving flyers in the driveways of Louisiana homes. The flyers are a call to action to cause harm against gays, they read, “Stop AIDS: Support Gay Bashing,” and are signed by “Loyal White Knights of the KKK.”
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