Pride goes virtual for its 50th anniversary. Tucson’s Pride in the Desert, which usually occurs in late September, has not yet announced a date. More than 220 pride events around the world have been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including Phoenix Pride (postponed from April 4 to November 7), Mojave Valley Pride Bullhead City (June 6, canceled), Bisbee Pride (June 20, canceled), and Flagstaff Pride (June 20, canceled). Sadly, because of COVID-19, this June will be very different. My pecs didn’t last, but my love of Pride celebrations did, and I’ve attended, marched, or worked booths at Pride parades and festivals almost every year since. ![]() I was a bougie 28-year-old with just one foot out of the closet – but five years later I was out and proud, flashing my pecs to thousands of cheering onlookers as I led the Mobilization Against AIDS contingent down Market Street to San Francisco City Hall. ![]() Who doesn’t remember their first gay pride parade? Mine was the San Francisco Pride Parade in June 1981.
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