WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

Celebrate 50 Years of Pride in Washington, DC!As we mark the historic 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in our nation’s capital, the Capital Pride Alliance proudly welcomes you to WorldPride 2025. This landmark gathering brings together our global LGBTQIA2S+ family to Advocate, Educate, and Activate change at a pivotal moment in our shared journey. Join us as we honor our past, celebrate our present, and unite to build a future where dignity and equality know no borders. Together in Washington, DC, we will transform this momentous milestone into a powerful catalyst for advancing human rights worldwide.

Harriet Kirk

Heritage of Pride / NYC Pride

Member

New York, New York

nycpride.org

About me

Harriet (with her wife Perin Hurewitz) has been a member of Heritage of Pride / NYC Pride since Stonewall 20 in 1989. As a member of NYC Pride’s Stonewall 50 planning committee, she especially loved working during Stonewall 50 in 2019 and welcoming so many InterPride members to New York. This is the 31st InterPride conference that Harriet has attended.

9:00am EDT

WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY National Theatre DCRAYCEEN PENDARVIS • JESSICA STERN • JEN DEERINWATER • CHARITY BLACKWELL • RICK ANDRE • RAHUL UPADHYAY • RICHA TRIPATHI • PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH aka LADY PHYLL

11:30am EDT

THE D.C. HUMAN RIGHTS ACT: A LEADER IN PROTECTIONS FOR THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon ITYLER CARGILL

12:20pm EDT

NETWORKING LUNCH JW Marriott Washington, DC - Community Hub/Capitol Ballroom

1:30pm EDT

SACRED DIGNITY: FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON LGBTQIA+ HUMAN RIGHTS National Theatre DCANNA DESHAWN • BISHOP MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE • DR. MIGUEL H. DIAZ • MARIANNE DUDDY-BURKE • BUKOLA LANDIS-AINA • BISHOP ALLYSON ABRAMS, PHD • PAUL RAUSHENBUSH

9:00am EDT

DAY 2 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCOHOTUOWO OGBECHE • NEELA GHOSHAL • HER EXCELLENCY HANNA KATRÍN FRIÐRIKSSON • MICHELLE MEOW • SENATOR CARLA ANTONELLI • YASMIN BENOIT

10:30am EDT

ICELAND'S PANEL ON LGBTQ+ AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS WORKING TOGETHER, RISING TOGETHER JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIIHER EXCELLENCY SVANHILDUR HÓLM VALSDÓTTIR • BJARNDÍS HELGA TÓMASDÓTTIR • HER EXCELLENCY HANNA KATRÍN FRIÐRIKSSON • HELGA HARALDSDÓTTIR

2:30pm EDT

GLAAD PRESENTS: ACTIVATING FOR A CULTURE IN CRISIS National Theatre DCSarah Moore • PEPPERMINT • TONY MORRISON • ROSS MURRAY

4:00pm EDT

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: THE POWER AND DUTY OF VISIBILITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS National Theatre DCwilson cruz • RAVEN-SYMONÉ • Brian Michael Smith • Laith Ashley • Trace Lysette

9:00am EDT

DAY 3 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCEBONÉ BELL

10:30am EDT

QUEER ART ACROSS HISTORY: OUR HERITAGE SPANNING EVERY COUNTRY, EVERY EPOCH JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IJONATHAN D. KATZ

11:20am EDT

FIERCE, FABULOUS, AND FIRED UP: DRAG TAKES A STAND National Theatre DCPETTER WALLENBERG • COURTNEY ACT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT

12:00pm EDT

CLOSING PLENARY National Theatre DC

12:20pm EDT

DRAG RACE CELEBRATORY PERFORMANCE CLOSING National Theatre DCCOURTNEY ACT • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN