WATCHING SAFELY

Some of our Pride Family will be watching in places where being LGBTQ is criminalized or in homes where they’re not fully accepted. We’ve put together this guidance to help you watch as safely as possible.

Watching Pride Live 2020

  • Use a safe browser such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla, or Safari
  • Make sure your browser is updated
  • Use a VPN to hide your IP address such as Proton, Windscribe, HideMe or NordVPN
  • Avoid using public Wi-Fi.
  • You don’t need to sign-in / log-in to watch Global Pride 2020 on our website or on our YouTube page.

After watching Pride Live 2020

  • Clear your history
  • Clear your web browser cache and cookies

Engaging with Pride Live 2020 on social media

  • San Diego Pride will have a team of moderators day-of to make sure our online spaces are as safe as possible for our community
  • San Diego Pride will never ask for your legal name or your password
  • If being outed is a concern for you, change your profile setting to private. You could also consider not using LGBTQ mentions and visuals from your bio
  • Make sure your identity is concealed, and you are not using a username that refers to your legal name or to a nickname that may identify you
  • Don’t agree to friend requests from people you don’t know on social media networks – people are not always who they say they are

In case of a social media anti-LGBTQ cyber attack

  • Do not engage with trolls; report them
  • Do NOT click on uninvited or suspicious links you receive in comments or in your inbox (DM). Some links could download a virus or collect your information. Verify links with senders you know. Ignore and delete links from senders you don’t know, or who don’t respond to you.
  • Delete suspicious links from comments to protect your followers from inadvertently clicking on them.
  • Ensure you have up-to-date antivirus and firewall protection.
  • If the trolling intensifies, change your profile setting to private. You could also consider deactivating comments on posts.
  • Remain calm and polite no matter what. Do not fall for provocation.
  • Screenshot and record the trolls’ actions and messages. Report them repeatedly if necessary.
  • Be responsible. Do not share information that you are not sure is correct. Imprecise information creates panic. Panic makes us more vulnerable to aggression.

Here is a list of all our social media accounts. Be aware of impostors and fake accounts!

  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoPride/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegopride/
  • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sandiegopride

Tune in and learn more about San Diego Pride here.

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About San Diego Pride

San Diego Pride raises funds primarily through festival ticket and beverage sales, and through sponsorships, and exhibitor fees. These funds support San Diego Pride’s community philanthropy which has distributed more than $2.5 million in advancement of its mission to foster pride, equality, and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities locally, nationally, and globally.