Cassie Nova Dallas Voice’s Pride Party Online, GDMAF’s Rise Together and Trinity Pride’s Virtual Pride Fest keep the celebrations going amid the pandemic. Tammye Nash | Managing Editornash@dallasvoice.com With Texas continuing to report record or near-record numbers of new COVID-19 cases daily, and with our attention rightfully focused on the ongoing protests calling for justice for black Americans, our traditional LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations have been muted — some delayed, some cancelled completely.
But we as an LGBTQ community are resilient. We have lived through oppression; we have lived through a plague. We know how to celebrate without losing sight of the battles that still lie ahead.