#worldpride

MARCH WITH US and celebrate intersex pride, joy, and visibility at World Pride! 🌈

interACT will be at WORLD PRIDE this year in Washington, DC. We will be marching on Saturday, June 7th and tabling at the festival on the 7th and the 8th.

FAQ:

We will have a Jeep as part of our march, so you do not need to be able to walk/ walk long distances to join.

People are allowed to enter/exit the parade and do not need to be able to walk the whole route.

We do not have funding to fly/transport people in, but we encourage those near DC or in the DMV area (DC, Maryland, Virginia) to join!

Many HIV+ LGBTQ+ refugees in East African refugee camps are currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis. Due to discrimination, poverty, and lack of support, many are struggling to access basic necessities needed to survive.

We urgently appeal for support with:

🥘 Food supplies

👕 Clothes and blankets

💊 HIV medication and vaccines

🧼 Hygiene and sanitary items

🏥 Medical care and shelter support

These are vulnerable queer refugees who have fled violence, anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and persecution in their home countries seeking safety and dignity.

No one should have to choose between hunger and survival.

Your support, donation, or sharing of this message can help save lives and restore hope to displaced LGBTQ+ individuals living in extremely difficult conditions.

Please stand with us in solidarity. 🏳️‍🌈❤️

Check our GoFundMe link in the Bio

Christopher Wiggins at The Advocate:

WorldPride 2025 organizers in Washington, D.C., have been forced to relocate multiple landmark LGBTQ+ events from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following President Donald Trump’s unilateral takeover of the storied institution earlier this year. The Capital Pride Alliance confirmed that its Tapestry of Pride programming — originally scheduled to feature portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a reading room, and a family-friendly drag story time at the Kennedy Center — will now be held at the WorldPride Welcome Center in downtown D.C. The Associated Press first reported the news. [...]

A sweeping political and cultural shift

Trump’s February move to fire Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter, oust the bipartisan board of trustees, and replace it with political loyalists — including Second Lady Usha Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino — fundamentally changed the Kennedy Center’s leadership structure. Trump then appointed himself chairman and tapped Richard Grenell, the gay former ambassador to Germany turned MAGA operative with no arts management experience, as its executive director, a position that did not previously exist. In a February Truth Social post, Trump promised “NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA,” framing his changes as part of a “GOLDEN AGE of American Arts and Culture.” Within days, LGBTQ+ events tied to WorldPride began disappearing from the Kennedy Center’s calendar, as The Advocate reported. The International Pride Orchestra’s planned June 5 concert was among the first to be canceled.

Neither of them were accessible for me or most of my friends.

Kinda sucks when things made to be welcoming and accepting of all cannot welcome people because we physically cannot be in that space.

Went to the Mardi Gras fair day, most of it was on grass and inaccessible by wheelchair. Also had loud music in a lot of areas which made it so I could not be in them, even with my earbuds in.

Went to the Minus18 queer formal, the disability toilets were not accessible to my friends in wheelchairs. Also the amount of loud noise and flashing lights made it a health hazard for my friends with neurological conditions and almost physically painful for me to be in any of the space due to sensory issues.

We were told these places would be accessible.

We were told these places would be for us.

They weren't.

When a space meant to be accepting cannot accept you it fucking hurts.

I am making this post to ask one question: Why is pride inaccessible to disabled people?