![]() The grand marshals in 2022 are the same people from the cancelled 2020 celebration, which include local drag performers Liquor Mini and Cassie Nova, and former Dallas city council member Adam Medrano. McDonnell has been going to the parade in Dallas since the 1990s, and served as the co-grand marshal in 2014. “They can pass whatever law they want, ban whatever book they want, the genie is out of the bottle,” he said. McDonnell said this year’s celebration is to remind Texas leaders, who have been banning books about LGBTQ+ topics and targeting trans youth healthcare that LGBTQ+ people are not going anywhere. ![]() this has been an incredibly frustrating, discouraging year for members of the community.” ![]() “We haven’t been meeting together for two years. “We’re looking forward to being back amongst people,” said Rafael McDonnell, the senior advocacy, policy and communications manager for Resource Center. The festival and parade take place on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, with other pride events throughout the month of June. Dallas Pride returns in-person this weekend at Fair Park, after cancellations and virtual programming because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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