2018 Pride Issue - Words from the Publisher

Another year, another Pride; and the community has found themselves fighting in 2017. With an administration that has done their best to tell its LGBTQ citizens that they are less than. This is nothing new for the community. Pride was created in retaliation to the treatment the community was suffering. There will always be a need to fight. A need to remind the younger generation that they need to carry on. This year’s Pride issue reflects strength. Shangela of RuPaul's Drag Race shares a powerful message of working hard and fulfilling your dreams. Lila Star talks about her inspirations and being the first Transgender Latina Rap Artist. Taylor Barrett, a talented director, writer and actor talks about her new show, “Work in Process” and the message she wants to send to the community. Happy Pride to you all and may this year be a time of reflection, blessings and new beginnings.

Teresa Maria Robinson-Ewers, Editor-in-Chief
PRIDE & Equality Magazine