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In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals

Kenya Hutton, the president and CEO of the Center for Black Equity (CBE), poses for a portrait, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Kenya Hutton, the president and CEO of the Center for Black Equity (CBE), poses for a portrait, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)


WASHINGTON (AP) — You’ve heard of twofers. Kenya Hutton is a “threefer.”

His parents are immigrants, he’s a Black man and he’s gay — at a moment in history when anti-immigrant fervor, racism and anti-LGBTQ feelings are rampant and amplified by Trump administration policies.

Hutton is hardly alone.

As members of the Black and Latino LGBTQ and transgender and other communities come to the nation’s capital for World Pride in the coming days, many are under siege from multiple directions thanks to their multiple identities. They will hold individualized programs and celebrations that blend into World Pride.