For all of that faith, hope and efforts the committee gave to make this year’s festivities a special occasion, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you. Fresno Rainbow Pride held on to the hope that we might be able to gather in a healthy and safe fashion, but the reality became painfully clear that the in-person celebration was not going to be possible. The pride committee did not pause during the past year of shelter in place, we continued our behind the scenes work to make Pride happen. All of that work can be put into action at a later date. We will all get through this together and we will celebrate our lives and Pride in an awesome day of celebration.įresno Rainbow Pride has been working on putting together an amazing 30th anniversary celebration for well over 2 years. We are asking our Pride Partners to stand with us as we move forward with the future in mind. All funds we have so far raised will be set aside for that date to arrive. The 30th Pride parade will happen on a future date, even if that means waiting till next year, Saturday, June 4, 2022. The Big 30th annual LGBTQ Pride Parade and Festival is not cancelled, it is only on hold for the time being and will happen as soon as it is appropriate and safe to gather in big numbers. Our Community’s safety and health are our highest priorities and we want everyone to survive today so that we may celebrate together in the near future.
This past Wednesday evening, the committee of Fresno Rainbow Pride made this very difficult decision due to the public health crisis we are all experiencing with the COVID-19 Pandemic. “I’m a supporter of the Pride Festival and would like to see it return to our city.While things are slowly going back to our new normal, Community Link’s Fresno Rainbow Pride has made the very difficult decision that it is not feasible to hold an in-person LGBT Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday June 5th as of yet. “Hopefully, this is just a one-year hiatus that can come back,” Bouchot said. Whittier Councilman Henry Bouchot, who has supported the festival without taking sides, said Friday by phone he’s sorry the event will not be held this year. “If they were to have an event on a different date, I would support it,” he said of Leszkay’s group.” “There’s nothing wrong with two groups fighting for the same causes,” Alvarado said. First-ever gay pride festival coming to Whittier.Concert and ‘Queer Prom’ added to Whittier’s first-ever gay pride festival.Photos: Whittier’s first-ever festival celebrating LGBTQ pride held at Central Park.