Dallas Southern Pride cancels Black Pride Weekend events due to concerns over monkeypox
Officials with Dallas Southern Pride announced this week that they have cancelled Black Pride Weekend events traditionally scheduled each year at the end of September/first of October due to concern over increasing monkeypox infections in Dallas County. “Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the wider community, as the transmission rate of monkeypox continues to rise, the Dallas Southern Pride Black Pride Weekend 2022 event planning committee, including Abounding Prosperity Inc., a health service organization, has decided to postpone its Black Pride weekend activities scheduled to take place Sept.
29-Oct. 1,” officials said in a written statement. “Dallas Southern Pride plans to reconvene by hosting a holiday themed weekend of events beginning Dec.
17. “For 25 years, people in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, especially those in the Black LGBTQ community, have trusted Dallas Southern Pride to provide safe and exciting Pride experiences.
In the spirit of unity within the Black Pride community, Dallas Southern Pride still plans to support other clubs and promoter’s events happening in the city during its Black Pride weekend and encourages the community to celebrate safely by getting the monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccines before attending other activities during Black Pride Weekend in Dallas.” Officials said Dallas Southern Pride leaders will continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and other public health officials to “monitor monkeypox cases in Dallas County and nationally in consideration of its public events.” Dallas Southern Pride is also working with Abounding Prosperity Inc.
