Humanity streamed down Los Angeles boulevards last Sunday. Fists and flags punctured the air. Tens of thousands chanted and danced. In an alternate universe, it would have been a celebration of the 50th anniversary of LA Pride. And Adam Rippon, the first openly gay American to medal at the Winter Olympics in 2018, likely would have partaken.
But 2020 had other plans. The coronavirus canceled hundreds of LGBTQ Pride Month festivities nationwide. The Black Lives Matter movement swept up millions of Americans. The second weekend of June instead brought an “All Black Lives Matter” march to Hollywood.