Quezon City's 'Love Laban' Pride Festival to resume on June 30
Quezon City's annual Pride Festival is set to continue on the last day of June after it was cut short by rain.
Pride PH announced that it is bringing back their cancelled "Love Laban 2 Everyone" Pride Festival on June 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Quezon Memorial Circle.
The advocacy group stated that one of their main goals for the event is to push for the passage of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Bill.
"LoveLaban tayong muli para ituloy ang ating nasimulan, at gamiting simula ang ating mga napagtagumpayan para sa mas malaking laban para sa SOGIE Equality Bill," Pride PH said.
"Kasama ang Pride PH PH at ating mga partner organizations, barangay Pride councils, sponsors, performers, at mga indibidwal na nagnanais na makilahok at makiisa, muli nating isisigaw ang ating panawagan para sa pantay na karapatan ng lahat," they added.
The festival initially took place last June 22 at the Quezon Memorial Circle, with more than 200,000 attendees.
After performances from Janella Salvador, Nica del Rosario, Justine Peña, Matthew Chang, Cup of Joe, and Sandiwa, Pride PH had to cut it short due to to the worsening weather. "Nais naming ipagbigay alam na nakompromiso ang electrical at sound system sa stage nang dahil sa malakas na ulan at posibleng makapinsala sa mga crew at mahal nating performers," the organizers said in a statement.
The likes of Vice Ganda, BINI, Marina Summers, Ben&Ben, Gloc-9, JK Labajo, and more were supposed to perform next.
While the organization didn't specify whether the original performers would be coming back, Vice revealed in her team's Instagram page that she would be gracing the stage of the festival.
"Tuloy ang LoveLaban! Tuloy ang rampa! See you this Sunday sa QC Circle!" the local star wrote in the caption.
Pride PH also assured that the new event would be more organized than the first.
"Makakaasa tayong mas ligtas, mas maayos, at mas masaya ang pagtitipon natin ngayong darating na linggo bilang patunay ng ating pakikinig. Umulan man o umaraw, lalaban tayo para sa pagkakapantay-pantay!" they highlighted.
"Taos-pusong pasasalamat sa lahat ng mga nakiisa sa ating panawagan mula noon hanggang ngayon dahil patuloy tayong lumalaki. Buo ang ating loob na tapusin ang buwan na ito dala ang mas pinalakas nating pwersa sa paniningil ng ating mga karapatan," they added.
If you want to read more about what went on during the first Pride Festival, check out the highlights here.