It’s great to see familiar faces and new faces, and we’re just glad that things are getting to a place where we can be together again and enjoy community,” Heins said. “It’s great to be back amongst the community. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC and Paul Heins, the associate conductor of the choir, were at the Capital Pride Festival Sunday, supporting LGBTQ pride and recruiting new members for their choir. If an event is not listed below, it is not an officially recognized DCBP event. Only official DC Black Pride events are listed on this page.

Events, times and locations are subject to change. There are some special pre- and post-DCBP events. “So that is why we are here today to not only build community but to educate, inform and empower the community members to bring change where the impossible meets the possible.” Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30 are the official DCBP 2022 dates. “When we talk about the liberalization of Black people, especially the advancement of Black people, we need to make sure that we recognize the intersections, and LGBTQA is one of those intersections,” Rogers said. “But it’s encouraging to see so many people here that I feel like it’s something we can accomplish together,” he added.ĭorien Rogers, the nominee for the state conference president for the Maryland youth and college National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, expressed the importance of intersectionality. … t feels like we are getting back to some resemblance of normal, but I think recent events have reminded us that there is still so much work to do,” Mansius said. “It’s very empowering for us to be back in person. Eddie Mansius is the treasurer of the DC Center for the LGBT Community.