Intergenerational support is important for any community, and that’s one of Nguyễn’s hopes for Colors of Pride - build a space for Austin’s LGBTQ+ BIPOC people. “But on the flip side, there’s limited community leaders, and we are doing our best to use what resources that we have to promote the work that we’re doing. “More and more folks are interested in attending the event and are very excited for it,” Nguyễn said. It’s been a long and hard process, but also worthwhile because we’ve been able to get funding and sponsorships from a lot of different people who are interested in seeing this event play out,” Nguyễn said. “There are so many new folks in the city trying to get to know each other, especially in a pandemic. One challenge identified by Nguyễn was in building community connections with people new to Austin. Planning for Colors of Pride began in December 2021, and the organizers are proud of what they’ve accomplished.
“It was so important for us to bring so many different community organizers, from Austin Queer Asians, Austin Latinx Pride and QWELL, in and say ‘This is a space for us. “With so many big businesses coming to Austin, a lot of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) queer folks have moved out of Austin because of the rising rent and cost of living,” said Quỳnh-Hương Nguyễn (she/they), one of the organizers for Colors of Pride.
