Is Pride about justice or joy? There is an ongoing debate about what Pride events and organizations should be and stand for, as they are intended to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969. For some, it is only a protest. “No justice, no Pride.”…
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The arrest of 31 White Nationalists at a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and charged with conspiracy to riot grabbed national media attention. The disturbing reality is that it was one of the many attacks and disruptions that occurred across the country in…
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Stonewall Riot commemoration events have evolved in San Diego since they began in 1970. In 1975, the first permitted Pride march started downtown and ended with a rally in Balboa Park. As the march and rally grew, our community utilized that opportunity to organize,…
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We don’t have Pride because we are free. We have Pride because we are not. The origin of the global Pride movement was a direct response to state-sanctioned police violence. The Stonewall Riot, which Pride organizations are charged with commemorating, was not the first…
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Within our community, there is an ongoing debate about what Pride events and organizations should be. Are we a celebration or a protest? We are both. There is art in our advocacy, and advocacy in our art. Our annual celebrations bring together hundreds of…
Read MoreCommunity events, programs, and fundraisers put on by Pride & other LGBTQ-serving organizations happen all throughout the year!
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