LET’S DO THIS!

After 8 months of preparation
and a decade of commitment,
we bring you
the 10th ShanghaiPRIDE!
Today we would like
to share our thoughts with you.

This month we are making history again! Our 10th ShanghaiPRIDE has been a long time in the making, nobody ever dared to imagine we could have made it this far. For some people, Pride is just a fun event but for others this means a lot more – acceptance, support, love, etc.

The very first year when we faced our first challenges we were completely terrified. Then every year after that we faced challenges, we always took it in and came out successful and became less terrified, because we know we must carry on and some day this will all be worth it.

These past two days have been very challenging for us. There were several last minute obstacles that we had to overcome, and the weather forecasts says it will rain on Saturday, but we will not give up. We will find a way, we always do.

Everyday we ask ourselves why we spend so much time and energy planning for ShanghaiPRIDE and the community since 2009. Every morning when we wake up, we want to give up, but every morning when we see our partner next to us, when the community comes to us sharing their stories at ShanghaiPRIDE, we are convinced that what we are all doing is for a better good… that we are raising awareness, that we are promoting self-acceptance and acceptance of the LGBTQ community.

We work hard to give everyone a chance to love themselves, to be accepted, and to be free to love whoever they want to.

We do this because of Our Community, Our Identity, Our Pride.

For this we are so proud, so proud to be working alongside with you and our volunteers, organizers, partners, and participants who have helped Pride to be what it is today.

So to you whom we call our Pride family,
thank you for marching with us…
LET’S DO THIS!!