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Boston Pride, the decades-old LGBTQ+ group that organizes the city s Pride Parade, will disband. The nonprofit s Board of Directors announced the decision in a statement posted online Friday afternoon. Over the past year, we have invested time and energy to address the concerns of the community, Boston Pride s board of directors wrote in a statement on the website. It is clear to us that our community needs and wants change without the involvement of Boston Pride. The announcement comes after years of growing tension with other Boston-based LGBTQ+ community leaders and organizations. In 2015, Black Lives Matter protestors interrupted the Boston Pride parade to demand more inclusivity and representation in the Pride organization. And last year, 80% of Boston Pride s volunteer workforce resigned after a statement put out by Boston Pride s board received backlash. The board came under fire for removing key parts of the statement, which was originally written by the vo ....
After Months of Pressure, Boston Pride Disbands Organization Instead of Adding QTBIPOC and Allies’ Voices to the Board; [Story Still Unfolding] BOSTON In a press release received late this evening, Boston Pride informed media outlets about their decision to dissolve the organization, according to the statement sent by its current Board of Directors. “It is clear to us that our community needs and wants change without the involvement of Boston Pride,” read the release whose letterhead showed the names of its Board one last time, President Linda DeMarco, Treasurer Malcolm Carey, Clerk Martha Plaza, and members Deborah Drew and Tina Rosado. “We have heard the concerns of the QTBIPOC community and others. We care too much to stand in the way. Therefore, Boston Pride is dissolving. There will be no further events or programming planned, and the board is taking steps to close down the organization.” ....
Spectators watch from balconies along the route of the Gay Pride Parade, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Boston. (Elise Amendola/AP) When Jo Trigilio received a letter from Boston Pride alleging her organization was infringing on Boston Pride s name, she says she was, shocked. We wanted to engage in dialog with Boston Pride s board. But then this happened. Trigilio founded Pride for the People, formerly Boston Pride 4 the People, with other community members back in June. The group changed its name after receiving a cease and desist letter from Boston Pride. The letter, addressed to Trigilio, Henry Paquin, Casey Dooley and Valerie Bee alleges inappropriate use of the Boston Pride name. ....
UnHappy Pride in Boston Committee Abruptly Shuts Down Posted on No Pride in Boston this year? That appears to be the case after Boston Pride released a statement late on Friday, July 9, 2021, that Boston Pride is dissolving. The organization s board dissolved, it announced Friday afternoon, and it won t be putting on any of its planned events. The move was made after Boston Pride worked to change amid criticism over inclusiveness, writes NBCBoston.com. Whether or not this year s Pride parade, which was scheduled for June but was pushed back to September, will happen is up in the air. The group grappled for months with complaints of structural racism, and it had hired consultants and formed an advisory committee to help facilitate that process, adds NBCBoston.com. ....
Boston Pride’s Apology Results in Backlash Again; Pride 4 the People, Community Leaders and Others talk about People of Color and Why The Statement Released Isn’t Representative Of All By: Audrey Cole & Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporters BOSTON Last week Boston Pride (BP) issued a press release letting the LGBTQ+ community know that the organization is undergoing a transformation to take responsibility for “their actions.” Their actions involve a series of events including what has been explained as a “unilateral decision to remove any reference of Black Lives Matter” from an official “statement on police brutality after the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade,” that lead to the resignation of 80 percent of Boston Pride’s volunteer workforce in June 2020, according to a former statement from Jo Triglio (they/them), former Boston Pride Communications team and co-founder of Pride 4 The People (P4TP). ....