For the past few years, I’ve loved going to Pride. When I realized it was going to be part of the long list of events impacted because of COVID-19, my heart sank.
Pride is a time for the LGBTQ community to come together and to celebrate our identities in a society that, even during the best-case scenarios, only tolerates us. Pride is a time to dance, sing, scream, and smile together. It’s a time to wrap ourselves in our flags and feel like superheroes for embracing who we are—because it takes courage to walk around with rainbows all over our bodies.
But if there's one thing the LGBTQ community has always been talented at, it's making the best with what we have while hoping and fighting for better days. It only seems appropriate that we continue the tradition at a time when the world is in immense pain. Spreading joy and love can only help.
Below are nine ideas to throw your own Pride celebration at home.