Pride at the High Line: A United Front

Join us for our fourth-annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ stories, in partnership with The Generations Project and hosted by the incomparable live-singing drag queen Castrata! Six powerful speakers representing marginalized groups—including immigrants, elders, people with disabilities, trans voices, and other minority communities—share their personal stories of liberation. Let’s shine a light on our strength in unity and, together, write the story of a more hopeful tomorrow!

The High Line reaffirms its commitment to be a space for people of all identities to come together in solidarity.

• Natalia Soloviova: A Russian/Siberian LGBTQ+ rights activist, who will share about her work inside and outside of a country that condemns homosexuality.
• Joanna Rivera: A trans advocate, who will share about her work at Alley Forney Center and SAGE advocating for trans elders.
• Dominique Spooner: A TV/film writer, director, and producer who will share about overcoming violence and adversity to embrace her true self.
• Donald K. Lee: A disabled dancer who shares how he believes both his disability and his queerness are gifts and not burdens to be overcome.
• Bruce Ward: A long-term HIV survivor, who will share about the hardships of living through the early days of the crisis when the US federal government refused to acknowledge the virus and its victims.
• Alex Rocha-Alvarez: The daughter of Mexican migrant workers, who will share about escaping her tiny farming village to go to Yale, and returning to give a voice to her immigrant community.