YOUR GUIDE TO PRIDE
With the coronavirus pandemic sidelining many in-person LGBTQ celebrations this year, NYC Pride will host a two-hour broadcast extravaganza, featuring “Pose” star Billy Porter, singer Janelle Monáe and more — in lieu of a parade —starting at noon Sunday on several ABC network platforms.
Here’s a glittery gathering of other virtual options, plus some sweet treats for your house party.
Amazon Pride Inside Amazon Prime is hosting a twoday festival — an “innovative, 360[-degree] environment” you can virtually walk around, featuring Lady Bunny, Betty Who, Greyson Chance, Vincint and 16 queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Performances, singalongs, makeup tips and plenty of spilled tea can be experienced via “peer-to-peer video” between up to nine friends. Saturday and Sunday; free. PrimeVideoPrideInside.com
Porch Pride: A Bluegrass Pride Queer-antine Festival
Yee-haw! San Francisco-based Bluegrass Pride has moved its 10hour festival online to showcase
more than two dozen performances by LGBTQ folk and roots musicians. Starting at 4 p.m. Eastern on Saturday and Sunday; $10 donation. BluegrassPride.net/PorchPride
Rainbow treats
Baked By Melissa is cooking up a yummy rainbow of Pride cupcakes (25 for $30; 50 for $60) and donating 10 percent of net proceeds to NYC’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. The bite-size treats are available by delivery or pickup from select locations. BakedByMelissa.com
Global Pride 2020
This big, gay 24-hour livestream — featuring artists, entertainers, activists and politicians — was curated with help from hundreds of LGBTQ organizations from more than 80 countries. The overwhelming lineup will include appearances by Laverne Cox, Todrick Hall, the (née Dixie) Chicks, Olivia Newton-John, Adam Lambert, Kesha, Village People, Pussy Riot, Deborah Cox, LeAnn Rimes, Thelma Houston, Big Freedia, Natasha Bedingfield and more. Starting
at 1 a.m. Saturday; free but donations welcomed for the Global Pride Relief Fund to benefit LGBTQ organizations affected by COVID-19. GlobalPride2020.org
Queer Coney Circus Sideshow: Prideshow
What better place to let your (virtual) freak flag fly than on Coney Island? Kinetic Cabaret Productions will bring a bunch of LGBTQ sword-swallowers, aerial dancers and fire-eaters to this Zoom show. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; free but donations welcomed. Facebook.com/KineticCabaretProductions
Soundtrack for a Movement: Glitterbox Pride
Brooklyn-based House of Yes will host another in a string of worldwide digital quarantine parties focused on “amplifying black & queer artists on our digital dance floor.” 8 p.m. Saturday; free. HouseOfYes.org/Pride
The House Party With Everybooty
Brooklyn Academy of Music and New York Live Arts are joining forces for a night of “dance, drag, music and more,” including appearances by choreographer Bill T. Jones and funk duo the Illustrious Blacks. Donations will be raised for the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, GRIOT Circle and Black Trans Femmes in the Arts. 8 p.m. Saturday. BAM.org/HousePartyEverybooty
Club Quarantine
Online queer dance venue Club Quarantine has drawn celebs like Charli XCX and, this past Wednesday, Lady Gaga. Who knows what other A-list dancing divas could pop in for the next Zoom party? 9 p.m. Saturday; free. Instagram.com/ ClubQuarantine
NYC Pride 2020: On Top of the World!
Wrap up your virtual Pride weekend with NYC nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch during this “global celebration” featuring Amanda Lepore, Latrice Royale, Candy Warhol, Aquaria, DJ Tom Peters and many more to benefit the Ali Forney Center. 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday; $10 to $35. NYCPride.org