Pride showcases the power of community and what is possible when we work together. From rejecting police brutality to organizing for fair treatment, we take care of us. This principle of care is demonstrated in the first Stonewall riot, and it’s shown in LGBTQ+ marches today. When the powers that be try to suppress us, when systems like policing and healthcare fail us, we as trans and queer people take care of each other. We always have. We always will.

No matter how different we are, Pride is a place where trans people show up for one another. We march for joy and to express our rage, too. We march to demand equal, compassionate, empowered care. We march to assert our existence and our well-being. When we gather at Pride and through the year—in all our fabulousness—we show each other what is possible. We show up to claim, dream, and create the trans future we all deserve to dance toward, together.