Practically speaking, that might mean frequenting your local gay-owned coffee shop, priortizing local businesses over national chains, attending protests for Black lives, and getting involved in those life-saving LGBTQ non-profits that are doing the work. With that in mind, it’s up to the broader community to support those that we know and love, and make sure they can continue to stay afloat.
The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is near, but not all businesses will have survived when all is said and done. And, at its core, that same perseverance is what has always defined the queer community-in Seattle and beyond. In the face of so much adversity-pandemic-related and otherwise-Seattle’s queer community proved itself resilient again and again. But in 2021, a year and a half into a global pandemic, we can’t possibly celebrate without acknowledging all that we’ve been through to arrive at this moment.
It goes without saying that Pride is a month dedicated to celebration-as it should be.
