St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego Pride, and San Diego’s interfaith religious leaders will celebrate the historical connection between LGBT people of faith and affirming communities, as well as the origins of San Diego Pride in 1974 with the first “Pride with Purpose and Pride with Prayer” event of Pride week.
The event will take place Wednesday, July, 12 7 – 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 5th Avenue Courtyard, 2728 Sixth Ave. in San Diego.
The following people and organizations, which were instrumental in organizing the first San Diego Pride protest march in the 1970s, will be honored at the lighting and kick-off event: Reverend Troy Perry, founder of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC); Father Don Greene of Dignity and Nicole Murray Ramirez, of the Imperial Court de San Diego, City Commissioner and national LGBT activist.
Internationally acclaimed LGBT and human rights activist Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church will be the keynote speaker at the interfaith celebration and service!
The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus will perform. And the event will be live-streamed here.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and San Diego Pride, along with our affirming faith and religious leaders, elected officials and community leaders will acknowledge and honor the affirming faith organizations and the courageous drag queens on whose shoulders we stand and who made it possible to organize our community into what ultimately became the San Diego Pride parade and festival.
This event is hosted by San Diego Pride and St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral.
