We believe the goodness of God’s creation is expressed in the lives and witness of LGBTQIA+ people, who are an integral, inextricable part of our community — and the global church.

Trinity Church in New York City celebrates Pride and fully welcomes and affirms lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, and queer people. Everyone is invited to participate fully in our worship and programs.

Pride 2026 Events

Every June, we commemorate Pride Month. It’s a time to celebrate our God-given identities and recommit to the work of justice for all LGBTQIA+ people.

To kick off the celebration, we raise the Progress Pride Flag at Trinity Church on Sunday, May 31. 

Raising of the Pride Flag

Sunday, May 31 | 12:30pm
Trinity Church

It’s our tradition to raise Progress Pride flags outside Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel during Pride Month. The flag is a symbol of our commitment to justice — and a sign of God’s love made real in our lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual siblings. The Progress Pride flag was designed in 2018 to better acknowledge trans people and Black and brown members of the queer community. 

This Is Our Story: A Gathering for Pride

Wednesday, June 24 | 5:30pm
St. Paul’s Chapel

LGBTQIA+ folks always have been, and always will be, a part of the global church. We invite all friends and neighbors to join us in honoring the deep joy and complexities of being a queer Christian and celebrating our oneness in God. We’ll come together in community-led small groups, then take part in a special service of music and prayer, featuring Trinity Choir. All are welcome. Doors open at 5pm; gathering starts at 5:30pm; service starts at 7:15pm. 

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Pride Sunday

Sunday, June 28 |  8am, 9am, and 11:15am  
Trinity Church

During Pride Sunday service, our Prayers of the People remind us God created humankind, in all our diversity, in the very image and likeness of God — and declared us good.

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NYC Pride March

Sunday, June 28 

Trinity joins LGBTQIA+ Episcopalians and allies from across the Diocese of New York at the NYC Pride March, an annual civil rights demonstration that began in 1970, one year after the Stonewall Uprising. Registration is open until Sunday, June 14 or when spaces are filled. 

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Youth Pride Events

Open to members of Trinity Youth. Not a member? Enroll today.

Anti-Prom Pre-Party

Thursday, June 18 | 4pm

Trinty Youth members are invited to get ready together before the Manhattan Anti-Prom at NYPL. There will be music, makeup samples, and, as always, snacks! And you might even learn a new dance move or two.

Pride Family Open Gym

Sunday, June 28 | 11am–1pm 
Trinity Commons 

Join us for joyful play, including hoop and flow arts, ribbon dancing, and scarf dancing to warm up and get energized before heading to the Pride March with our Trinity team. 

Monthly Events

LGBTQIA+ Ministry

Join us throughout the program year to connect, celebrate, and care for one another in a supportive and affirming faith space. 

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A Prayer for Pride

“Teach us to fully and radically love all your children as their true and whole selves,” prays the Rev. Matthew Welsch, priest and director, Children, Youth, and Family, “and lead us with courage to continually advocate for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, just as your Holy Spirit advocates for us.”

History of Pride in NYC

On June 28, 1969, a group of LGBTQIA+ people resisted a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in the West Village. The ensuing rebellion lasted for five nights. This act of resistance is now known as the Stonewall Uprising and is widely recognized as the birth of the gay liberation movement in the United States. Since then, LGBTQIA+ communities around the world have recognized June as Pride Month.