This June marked 57 years since the Stonewall Uprising, and Pride Month arrived under circumstances hard to fathom a few years ago.

Tampa, Spartanburg, and Arlington cancelled celebrations as corporate sponsors retreated and public funding evaporated. Florida's new anti-diversity law lets the governor remove officials who fund Pride. NSPM-7, signed in September 2025, directs federal law enforcement to investigate organizations tied to "extremism on migration, race, and gender"—language broad enough to sweep up LGBTQIA+ advocacy and racial justice groups. Yet over 50 Pride events went ahead this June. We Are Family and one of our Capacity Building Fellows, from Tranzmission (pictured), are two of the organizers meeting this moment.