Now was that so hard? It wouldn't have been if you'd listened to the Black LGBT community and our allies when we first told you about the problematic date conflict to begin with. Black trans blogger Monica Roberts, who was a driving force behind the push to reschedule the parade, reacted to Thursday's decision: Pride Houston board members were already under fire for their decision to move the parade downtown and out of the Montrose gayborhood. Frankie Quinjano.ĭespite the decision, reports suggest lingering tensions between Pride Houston leadership and some members of the LGBT community. 'We believe everyone here will be happy with that and look forward to moving forward,' said Houston Pride Inc. 'I'm satisfied with the date change,' said Ashton Woods. announced the date of the Pride Parade will be switched back to June 27th. 'We need to stick together.'Īfter a lot of pressure, the board of directors for Houston Pride Inc.
'It's really important because civil rights for all of us are trying to be set back,' Jones said. At a packed open forum Thursday night, speakers included black former City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones, an LGBT ally.
