With the world in lockdown, queer people were unable to celebrate with each other in physical space like we have done in recent years.
However, what this moment did afford the Pride movement was an opportunity to reclaim its roots as a force for social change.
This year Pride Month coincided with a powerful resurgence in Black Lives Matter protests across the world following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white policeman, galvanising calls to dismantle white supremacy, eradicate systemic and structural racism, and remind everyone that it simply isn’t enough to not be racist, you have to be anti-racist.
Black Trans Lives Matter protests in London and New York City reinforced that All Black Lives Matter, once again reminding the