Guyana Pride Festival launched
LGBT community.”
Meanwhile Simpson posited that the Festival would see “us celebrating ourselves, our communities and who we are and we are saying that we will not shy away, we will not cower in the face of stigma, discrimination and prejudice. We will stand proud because we are a part of the Guyanese society and we are championing a one Guyana these days and we believe that we are part of that one people, one nation and one destiny that is promised to everyone in this country.”
The Coalition also announced that Guyana Pride will return to the streets of Georgetown in 2022 after 2 years of being confined to virtual Pride events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the Festival’s activities will be in-person events this year.
According to the release, the following activities will take place. The Guyana Pride Festival will open on Sunday, June 19, with a Virtual Inter-Faith Forum hosted in collaboration with the Caribbean Inter-Faith Network (CARIN) at 18:00hrs on SASOD Guyana’s social media pages. Then, on the night of Saturday, June 25, the Guyana Trans United (GTU) will be hosting the much anticipated “Drag Fest” event. Further details will be provided by the GTU in the coming days.
On the evening of Friday, July 1, the Coalition will host an “Open Mic” night where attendees are invited to take the stage to showcase their talents in music, dance, poetry, prose, spoken word and other art forms.
On Monday, July 4, 2022, SASOD Guyana will host a Movie Night.
On the following Friday, July 8, the Coalition will also be hosting a Games Night. Then, in the afternoon of Sunday, July 10, GTU will be hosting a Tea Party and Hat
Show. The following day on Monday, July 11, 2022, GuyBow will host the Pride Symposium which is slated to start at 17:00hrs.
Finally, Pride 2022 will conclude on Saturday July 16, with the two of the most anticipated events - Pride Parade 2022 and the Pride Party. As is customary, the Pride Parade will move off from the Parade Ground at Middle and Carmichael streets, Georgetown at 14:30hrs and conclude at the Square of the Revolution, D’Urban Park, Georgetown. GuyBow will then host the Pride Party from 21:00hrs at Cocktails Hotspot Bar and Grill on High Street, Kingston.
The calendar of events and details of all activities will be available on the social media pages of the members of the Guyana LGBTQ Coalition - GuyBow, GTU and SASOD Guyana, the release added.