Gay pride songs to play at church
In this issue, we're excited to announce the possibility of a new queer bookstore as well as the bottling of a fresh batch of Ogden's Own Five Husbands vodka.
Utah Pride Center CEO Rob Moolman will provide a multitude of reasons of why you should adorn yourself in your technicolor finest and come downtown to reconnect with your rainbow-loving besties. If that sounds a little bit underwhelming, read on. This year's COVID-safe gathering will be greatly scaled back compared to past years': no parade, live entertainment or vendors. That's why, as cases of the pandemic appear to be slowing, it's vital that the Utah Pride Festival bring us all together again. A conservative hub like Salt Lake can so often make those outside the mainstream feel "othered" and excluded, and the act of being visible and seen for who you is incredibly healing. The Pride festival marks another year of survival and strength. Before there were rainbows, there were riots, protests and discrimination to overcome. But it's also sobering to think that much of the #lovewins talk of Pride is borne out of the collective wounds and painful memories that a good many LGBTQ have had to carry with them.
That ribald "rainbow spirit" is outrageous, playful and proud. No matter where you get your Pride on, the sight of seeing so many effervescent souls converging in varying stages of dress and undress is indescribably powerful.