Cities across the world are celebrating Pride this month with events to honor the queer and trans activists who put their lives on the line for gay liberation. But in Austin, the city’s “official” Pride celebration isn’t until August. Here's why.
Cities across the world are celebrating Pride this month with parades and events to honor the queer and trans activists who put their lives on the line for gay liberation during the Stonewall riots of 1969. The event marked the start of the modern gay liberation movement.That led Stacy MacDiarmid, a self-described “enthusiastic ally” of Pride, to ask ourMacDiarmid is so enthusiastic, she bakes a Pride-themed dessert every year.
If the parade were to happen in June like it does in most other Texas cities, he says, the nonprofit would have fewer big-name entertainers to attract festival-goers.Perhaps a less obvious reason the parade is in August, Andress says, is the cost for rain insurance in June. August is historically the driest month on record, so it’s a safer bet.MacDiarmid’s guess about why the parade is later – students! – was also correct. Andress says it takes about 400 volunteers to pull off Pride.
To raise money for the celebration, the nonprofit sponsors year-round events, like drag bingo, which he says can get “pretty wild.”
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