We agree that Pride in Philadelphia must be a Black and brown, LGBTQIA-led event.
We agree that Pride must be about community and not corporations. The only thing more intense than their excitement was their commitment to their ideals.ĪM: So we came up with points of unity, things that we will hold as values as we move forward.ĪM: We agree that no cops should be at Pride. They were finally the ones steering the ship, and they were bringing the entire community along with them. They had seen firsthand how Philly Pride Presents hurt people - and they vowed to build something different. MW: The new organizers, like Black nonbinary activist Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, were hype. Just days earlier, the organization that ran Philly Pride for decades had collapsed over accusations of racism and transphobia.ĪM: OK? Is that exciting to y’all? ‘Cause that’s exciting to me. It was a hot June day back in 2021, and they had a gallon of water on hand to stay cool.Īt that very moment, a shift was happening in the city’s LGBTQ community.
MICHAELA WINBERG, HOST: A few queer and trans activists were standing outside Philadelphia City Hall. ABDUL-ALIY MUHAMMAD: Today we are assembled to imagine a new Pride.
