Session: Global Majority Prides - showcase through personal stories

Time: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Location: 1.2 - Mendes da Costazaal
Track: InterPride & Pride Connections

Description

What does Pride look like beyond the dominant narratives of North America and Europe?
This session brings together activists and organizers from the Global Majority to share
personal stories of building Pride movements in complex social, political, and economic
contexts. From grassroots marches and community gatherings to acts of resistance under
hostile legal environments. Speakers will explore how Pride has been reimagined and
reclaimed to reflect local realities, histories, and struggles for liberation. The discussion will
examine the histories of Pride movements in the Global South, the politics of visibility and
safety, the role of Pride in advancing human rights, and the tensions created by
commercialization and homocapitalism.