2020 Charlotte Pride Magazine

A welcome from Charlotte Pride President Daniel Valdez

Looking back on a year of challenge and growth as we look ahead for a brighter 2021.

It made sense, as COVID-19 cases continued to rise, that we would shift our focus to the intersections this pandemic and its effect on our community.

Hours, days, weeks, months. It's all a blur in the year of corona.

We don’t regard survival or “making it through the year” as a huge accomplishment, but this year was different.

This year, more than ever, Charlotte Pride was proud to award four new scholars in our Charlotte Pride Scholarship Program.

Not even the chaotic events of 2020 can cloud a year of historic accomplishments, cultural distinctions, and overall OMG moments among our favorite queer and queer-affirming icons.

One local professional helps keep the minds and spirits of community organizers strong.

Local mutual aid efforts help to fill the gaps created before and during the 2020 pandemic.

"The Show Must Go On."