The Capital Pride Alliance on Thursday announced this year’s Pride theme is “totally radical.” The organization made the announcement at Penn Social in Downtown D.C. “Capital Pride’s 2024 theme celebrates the courageous spirit and unwavering strength and resilience that defined the LGBTQ+ community during the transformative decades of the 1980s and ‘90s,” said Capital Pride Alliance Executive Director Ryan Bos. “It’s about embracing our authenticity, pushing boundaries and advocating for a world where everyone can live their truth without fear or discrimination.” Capital Pride on Thursday announced this year’s Pride parade, which will take place on June 8, will begin at 14th and T Streets, N.W., and end at Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th Street, N.W.
The Capital Pride Block Party and Family Area will once again take place on 17th Street in Dupont Circle. A Tea Dance will also take place on Constitution Avenue, N.W., near the end of the parade.
The Capital Pride Festival and Concert will take place on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., on June 9. Capital Pride has also launched a campaign to raise $1.5 million for a new D.C.
LGBTQ community center. WorldPride will take place in D.C. in 2015. The event will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Pride events in the nation’s capital.