Wenatchee Pride stands on the shoulders of black & brown activists, trans women, and revolutionaries. Without them, without Stonewall, without riots and other acts of protest, we would not be here. There would be no Pride month. There would be no marriage equality. We could not safely hold the hands of those we love.

We unequivocally stand with people of color. We unequivocally stand with Black Lives Matter and other anti-racist, anti-white supremacy movements. Our stories and lives are linked. We hold in our hearts a collective grief and, in the words of Angela Davis, we call upon our community to commit to not just being not-racist but to be actively anti-racist.

Historically, marginalized people have been unfairly targeted by police and further disenfranchised by the prison industrial complex. We as a community must stand up and hold those systems and individuals accountable. We demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and all other lives lost to police violence.