We believe the goodness of God’s creation is expressed in the lives and witness of LGBTQ+ 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, and queer people. Everyone is invited to participate fully in our worship and programs.

Pride 2025 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 LGBTQ+ people.

To kick off the celebration, we raise the Progress Pride Flag at Trinity Church on Sunday, June 1.

Raising of the Pride Flag

Sunday, June 1 | 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, and queer siblings. The Progress Pride flag was designed in 2018 to better acknowledge trans people and Black and brown members of the LBGTQ+ community.

This Is Our Story: A Gathering for Pride

Wednesday, June 25 | 5:15pm
St. Paul’s Chapel

LGBTQ+ folks always have been, and always will be, a part of the global church. Mark the end of Pride month in a gathering that honors the deep joy and complexities of being a queer Christian. We’ll acknowledge our pain and celebrate our blessings in community-led small groups, then take part in a special service of music and prayer, featuring Trinity Choir. All are welcome. Register!

Pride Sunday

Sunday, June 29 | 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.

NYC Pride March

Sunday, June 29 | 1pm

Trinity joins LGBTQ+ 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. Register to march with Trinity — deadline is Monday, June 16! 

Youth Pride Events

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

Anti-Prom Pre-Party

Friday, June 20 | 4pm
Trinity Commons

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

Hoop & Flow Before Pride March

Sunday, June 29 | 10:30am
Trinity Commons

Move freely and learn a new skill! Flow arts, like hula hooping, offer a unique form of self-expression, allowing participants to explore and showcase their unique identities. Featured prominently at LGBTQ+ festivals and events, they’re a creative way to celebrate queerness. Open to all Trinity Youth members.

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.”

Five Things the Earliest Christians Knew About the Power of Inclusion

The first church communities discovered a truth that remains pivotal today: God’s expanding love invites everyone in.

Read more

12 Great Pride Month Reads

Recommended by Trinity clergy and staff, these hand-picked books will comfort you, inspire you, and dare you to settle into the goodness of all God’s creation.

See the list

History of Pride in NYC

On June 28, 1969, a group of LGBTQ+ 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, LGBTQ+ communities around the world have recognized June as Pride Month.