Name: WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY
Start: 2025-06-04T09:00:00-0400
End: 2025-06-04T11:30:00-0400

2025 marks the 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in Washington, DC! The Capital Pride Alliance is excited for Washington, DC to host WorldPride 2025 and share this momentous and exciting milestone with our international community.

Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am EDT

National Theatre DC

Official Welcome | WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Committee and InterPride
Land Acknowledgment
Opening Poem
TBA
TBA
Keynote | “The Most Powerful Weapon: Education as a Tool for Acceptance"
Keynote | "Global Tactics for Intersectional LGBTIQ+ Rights and Liberation: Building Resilient, Community-led Movements"

Speakers

RICHA TRIPATHI

High School Student & LGBTQ+ Student Rights Advocate

Richa Tripathi (any/all) is a junior at John F. Kennedy High School in Maryland. Since their freshman year of high school, they have been active in local LGBTQ+ student advocacy as part of the leadership for the student organization, MoCo Pride Youth, and the Director for the LGBTQ... Read More →

PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH aka LADY PHYLL

CEO and Co-Founder, UK Black Pride (UKBP)

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah is the nucleus of the award-winning celebration and protest that is UK Black Pride. Widely known as Lady Phyll – partly due to her decision to reject an MBE in the New Year’s Honours' list to protest Britain’s role in formulating anti-LGBTQI+ penal codes... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am EDT
National Theatre DC 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Plenary Session

WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

RICHA TRIPATHI

PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH aka LADY PHYLL

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