I wrote yesterday in a now-deleted blog post that Iowa City Pride still plans to hold its 50th anniversary parade and festival in June 2020. It's is amazingly sad how much can change in a day.
The Iowa City Pride Board of Directors canceled this summer's 2020 Pride parade and festival with the following message:
I understand that there will be a variety of virtual Pride festivities in June. And the Iowa City Pride plans to have a presence at this fall's UI Homecoming Parade. Lastly, Iowa City Pride will postpone its official 50th anniversary until June 2021.
The Iowa City Pride Board of Directors canceled this summer's 2020 Pride parade and festival with the following message:
The Iowa City Pride Board of Directors made the tough decision to cancel the 2020 Pride parade and festival. The events were originally scheduled for Friday June 19 and Saturday, June 20, but will not take place as planned.
The uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified in recent weeks, and the organization has concluded that the risk to public health of a large-scale gathering such as Pride preclude this year’s production of the annual event.As noted above, this year's Pride celebration was going to be a special two-day anniversary celebration. 50 years ago, a group of LGBTQ students marched in the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade and started the ball rolling for Iowa City's and the University of Iowa's rich queer history.
I understand that there will be a variety of virtual Pride festivities in June. And the Iowa City Pride plans to have a presence at this fall's UI Homecoming Parade. Lastly, Iowa City Pride will postpone its official 50th anniversary until June 2021.