Pride Month is near and the organizers of Dallas Pride have announced actor Billy Porter will be the inaugural honorary grand marshal for the annual Alan Ross...
Billy Porter arrives at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The honor has been bestowed upon actor Billy Porter, who, in a career stretching nearly three decades, has won an Emmy, a Grammy and two Tonys.This year’s Dallas Pride, scheduled for June 1-2 in Fair Park, is themed “Unity in Community” and includes a music festival and dance performances in addition to the parade.Porter has portrayed characters that embody different aspects of the queer and Black experience to critical acclaim.
“It’s time to grow up and move on because shame is destructive — and if not dealt with, it can destroy everything in its path.” Sherrell Cross, the executive director of Dallas Pride, said in a statement that the organization is thrilled to welcome Porter. “He symbolized the spirit of unity, pride and resilience within the LGBTQ+ community, and will undoubtedly electrify audiences with his spirit and sparkle.”began as a gathering of roughly 300 men and women in 1972, three years after the historic Stonewall uprising, a confrontation between LGBTQ activists and police in New York City.
The music festival and dance performances will take place June 1. The annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade will be on June 2. For more information, visit, Breaking Features Reporter. Uwa is the breaking features reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She previously reported for NBC News Digital and wrote for Slate.
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