The Oakland Pride organization had been having financial and leadership difficulties in the months before it decided to cancel this year's in-person parade and festival, according to emails sent to the Bay Area Reporter late August 31.However, amid Oakland Pride's implosion, some East Bay LGBTQ community members are stepping up to the plate to put on an event September 12.Sean Sullivan, a gay man who co-owns the Port Bar, told the B.A.R.
that Oakland Black Pride and Port Bar are collaborating on a PrideFest, scheduled for that Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the bar on Broadway."For people who attended the Compton's Cafeteria [Riot Party] celebration, it will be akin to that, instead of a large parade with multiple blocks,".