Alternative Pride Events To Attend in Denver Instead of PrideFest

Let’s be real, Denver Pride just doesn’t hit the way it used to. Once a grassroots celebration of queer resistance and joy, today’s Denver PrideFest feels more like a commercial spectacle than a community rally. Between the overbearing corporate presence, unrelenting police surveillance and frankly inhumane treatment of attendees (such as prohibiting people from bringing in water and then forcing them to stand in 95-degree heat in a line to get tickets for water), many are wondering: Who is this even for anymore?…

Alternative Pride Events To Attend in Denver Instead of PrideFest
Let’s be real, Denver Pride just doesn’t hit the way it used to. Once a grassroots celebration of queer resistance and joy, today’s Denver PrideFest feels more like a commercial spectacle than a community rally. Between the overbearing corporate presence, unrelenting police surveillance and frankly inhumane treatment of attendees (such as prohibiting people from bringing in water and then forcing them to stand in 95-degree heat in a line to get tickets for water), many are wondering: Who is this even for anymore?…