Pride 2010 Theme Announced!
Tuesday 15 December - The Boston Pride Committee is pleased to announce that the Theme for Boston Pride 2010, per the community vote on www.bostonpride.org, is: "Riots to Rights - Celebrating 40 Years of Progress".
"Riots to Rights - Celebrating 40 Years of Progress" honors the 1969 Stonewall Riots that commenced the modern Gay Rights movement and commemorates the progress we’ve made as a community’s since those early days of the battle for equal rights. As Boston Pride celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we encourage our community to remember the brave pioneers before us who bravely took to the streets in protest and in anger, but with incredible hope that one day we would overcome the harsh shackles and restraints of hatred, bigotry and discrimination.
And from those early riots, rose rights and freedoms and progress that we slowly see coming to fruition. What this year’s Pride theme does not do, however, is pretend that the struggle is over. We celebrate the progress that has been won thus far, but also recognize that across the globe- from Massachusetts to Moscow, Puerto Rico to Uganda, Taiwan to Sri Lanka, and thousands of lands across the world- we are still not wholly free.
During Pride week, as we remember and reflect on how our journey started, let us all commit to doing our part to ensure that our remaining battles end in victory.
Pride 2010 Theme!
The vote for the 2010 Boston Pride Theme is now over. Results are being compiled and the theme selected will be announced shortly. Stay tuned!
Vote now to select the Pride 2010 Theme!
Monday 23 November - The Boston Pride Committee has reviewed the many theme suggestions for Pride's 40th Anniversary Celebration and has narrowed them down to a selection of six candidates. The Committee is now proud to open up the vote to the community. Let your friends, colleagues, family and relatives know!
Deadline extended to Wednesday December 9th at 9pm!
Candidates for 2010 Pride Theme (in alphabetical order):
- 40 Years: Standing Strong, Moving Forward
- Generations of Pride, 40 Years in the Making
- Many Voices, One Vision
- Riots to Rights - Celebrating 40 Years of Progress
- Stronger Together for 40 Years
- You Are Not Alone: Building Community for 40 Years
Selection of Pride 2010 Theme
Monday 16 November - The Boston Pride Committee would like to thank all members of the community who submitted Themes. Several dozens of suggestions have been received, and the Committee will work to narrow down the list to a Top 5 slate. Voting to select the official Theme of Boston Pride 2010 will begin next week. The Theme with the largest amount of votes will be announced December 10th.
Suggest a Theme
Suggestion period is now closed!
The Boston Pride Committee wants your input to help choose the Theme for Boston Pride 2010! Don't forget that this celebration will be our 40th Anniversary, so we invite you to select a Pride Theme that reflects this special occasion.
Deadline: 15 NOV 2009
Please fill out the form below. Fields marked with an asterisk are required. For the contact information, you must provide at least one way for us to contact you, whether that be an e-mail address, phone number, or mailing address.
"All theme submissions become the intellectual property of the Boston Pride Committee. By submitting a theme suggestion, you agree to this and understand that your submission becomes material for the sole use by the Boston Pride Committee in ways it sees fit and applicable.”
“The Boston Pride Committee retains the right to edit, alter and/or refuse theme suggestions as needed to ensure that language and spirit are in line with the mission of the Boston Pride Committee. All edit, alteration and/or refusal decisions made by the Boston Pride Committee are final.”