"By moving our in-person event online this year, we are aiming to ensure that our community will be able maintain our transition of bringing the Pride experience to the community in the safest way possible during the pandemic," the June 30 news release states.
The move comes one week to the day after Oakland Pride, which would have occurred September 13, announced it was moving into virtual space.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, both Oakland and Silicon Valley prides had been waiting to see how the coronavirus outbreak would play out before deciding how to proceed going forward.
Prides in San Francisco and other major cities made the decision to make their events virtual in April.In the same release, Silicon Valley Pride,.