InterPride Virtual General Meeting & World Conference 2025
- 3 November 2025 - 16 November 2025
- Online
Forty-three years after InterPride was born out of a gathering of Pride organizers who wanted to strengthen solidarity across borders, the network has decided to take its annual General Meeting and World Conference back to a format that literally anyone with an internet connection can join. Instead of flying a few hundred delegates to a single city, the 2025 meeting will be held entirely online. It is scheduled to run from 3 – 16 November 2025, with pre‑conference and caucus sessions in the first week and the main plenary sessions, workshops and networking from 8 – 16 November【195707476720030†L94-L112】. The decision to go virtual isn’t an admission of defeat; it’s a deliberate attempt to open the organisation to voices that might otherwise never make it to the table. Organisers have promised interpretation in 56 languages and International Sign Language【195707476720030†L100-L106】, which means activists from rural Peru to provincial Malaysia will have a chance to speak in their own tongues.
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Attending an online conference won’t require booking a hotel or navigating an unfamiliar city, but there are still preparations delegates should make. The organisers recommend testing your internet connection ahead of time, arranging a quiet space if possible, and familiarising yourself with the event platform. Some sessions will be streamed live twice to accommodate different time zones. Delegates are encouraged to use the chat and breakout rooms to build connections; the informal relationships formed during coffee breaks at in‑person meetings often become collaborations that last for years, and organisers hope the same will happen in digital spaces. If you’re brand new to InterPride, consider joining one of the orientation sessions during the pre‑conference week. If you’re a veteran, think about volunteering to facilitate a breakout room or mentor a first‑time delegate.
Being online also means the programme can be more ambitious. Plans include interactive workshops on community organising, fundraising, security best practices, harm reduction, and mental health support. There will be caucuses for youth, people of colour, trans and non‑binary participants, and regional groups. Several panels will delve into current issues such as protecting Pride marches in countries where authorities have tried to ban them, building solidarity with intersecting movements like Black Lives Matter or migrant justice, and responding to legislation targeting queer and trans communities. Another track will explore storytelling and media, with sessions about podcasting, documentary making, and archival preservation.
Even though there will be no physical host city in 2025, the virtual format doesn’t preclude socialising. The schedule includes digital social rooms that will stay open late into the night for informal chats, drag performances streamed live from community venues around the world, and virtual tours of Pride archives. Attendees are invited to share photographs of their local marches and to participate in a closing ceremony that will highlight footage from different countries. The sense of togetherness that usually comes from marching shoulder‑to‑shoulder will be re‑imagined through collective online art projects and group musical moments. It may feel different from the San Diego gala dinner, but it offers new opportunities for creativity.
For those who still yearn for an in‑person meeting, the 2026 conference is expected to return to a physical format. Details about the host city will be announced during the 2025 virtual event. In the meantime, InterPride urges its members to see the online meeting not as a stopgap but as a chance to broaden their own horizons. By making the conference accessible to people who could never afford to fly across an ocean, the organisation is investing in the next generation of Pride leaders. As someone who once attended my first InterPride meeting with trepidation, I find this shift exciting. I remember nervously entering a breakout room where I didn’t know anyone and leaving with friends I still collaborate with years later. It might feel strange to replicate that experience through a screen, but if the last few years of digital activism have taught us anything, it’s that community doesn’t depend on geography.
When you register for the General Meeting & World Conference 2025, you’re not just signing up for webinars. You’re becoming part of a global conversation about how to sustain and strengthen Pride in a world that’s both more connected and more polarised than ever. With translation in dozens of languages, accessible sessions for people with disabilities【195707476720030†L100-L106】, and a programme shaped by proposals from grassroots organisers【195707476720030†L155-L164】, the conference invites everyone to bring their own stories and questions. Whether you’re a seasoned organiser from a big-city Pride or someone from a small rural parade that just marched for the first time, your perspective is welcome. As the Gay Times’ preview of WorldPride points out, the theme “Fabric of Freedom” is about weaving diverse threads together【862848170808188†L86-L96】. The InterPride meeting in November will continue that weaving online, stitching together experiences from every corner of the globe.
Because it’s online, the event won’t have the familiar welcome party or gala dinner that some members remember from San Diego or Guadalajara, but it will still cover a broad range of issues facing Pride organisations. Sessions will include keynote speeches from movement elders and younger activists, live workshops and educational panels【195707476720030†L127-L134】, caucuses for different identities and regions, and networking rooms where delegates can swap ideas and commiserate about shared struggles. InterPride’s leadership hopes that the flexibility of the virtual space will encourage people who have never attended before to join. The registration portal offers tiered pricing: early‑bird registration is available until the end of June at US$70, with a discounted member rate of US$45, and there is a US$5 rate for participants from countries in the global South and East【195707476720030†L114-L121】. There are also “accessibility champion” options for individuals and organisations willing to underwrite interpretation and captioning for others【195707476720030†L141-L149】.
Between now and November 2025, the Pride world will be buzzing with other activities, and the conference will build on that momentum. Earlier in the year, Washington D.C. will host WorldPride 2025 from 17 May to 8 June【862848170808188†L76-L82】, a three‑week celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Capital Pride. That celebration, themed “The Fabric of Freedom”【862848170808188†L86-L96】, will include concerts, parades, a Human Rights Conference and a massive march on the U.S. Capitol. By the time the online InterPride conference convenes in November, delegates will have had the chance to witness how that theme of unity plays out in the streets of a major city. Many sessions in November are expected to address lessons learned from Washington, D.C., examine how the movement can stand against reactionary backlash, and look ahead to Amsterdam’s hosting of WorldPride 2026. The goal is to keep the conversation going after the flags are packed away.
Attending an online conference won’t require booking a hotel or navigating an unfamiliar city, but there are still preparations delegates should make. The organisers recommend testing your internet connection ahead of time, arranging a quiet space if possible, and familiarising yourself with the event platform. Some sessions will be streamed live twice to accommodate different time zones. Delegates are encouraged to use the chat and breakout rooms to build connections; the informal relationships formed during coffee breaks at in‑person meetings often become collaborations that last for years, and organisers hope the same will happen in digital spaces. If you’re brand new to InterPride, consider joining one of the orientation sessions during the pre‑conference week. If you’re a veteran, think about volunteering to facilitate a breakout room or mentor a first‑time delegate.
Being online also means the programme can be more ambitious. Plans include interactive workshops on community organising, fundraising, security best practices, harm reduction, and mental health support. There will be caucuses for youth, people of colour, trans and non‑binary participants, and regional groups. Several panels will delve into current issues such as protecting Pride marches in countries where authorities have tried to ban them, building solidarity with intersecting movements like Black Lives Matter or migrant justice, and responding to legislation targeting queer and trans communities. Another track will explore storytelling and media, with sessions about podcasting, documentary making, and archival preservation.
Even though there will be no physical host city in 2025, the virtual format doesn’t preclude socialising. The schedule includes digital social rooms that will stay open late into the night for informal chats, drag performances streamed live from community venues around the world, and virtual tours of Pride archives. Attendees are invited to share photographs of their local marches and to participate in a closing ceremony that will highlight footage from different countries. The sense of togetherness that usually comes from marching shoulder‑to‑shoulder will be re‑imagined through collective online art projects and group musical moments. It may feel different from the San Diego gala dinner, but it offers new opportunities for creativity.
For those who still yearn for an in‑person meeting, the 2026 conference is expected to return to a physical format. Details about the host city will be announced during the 2025 virtual event. In the meantime, InterPride urges its members to see the online meeting not as a stopgap but as a chance to broaden their own horizons. By making the conference accessible to people who could never afford to fly across an ocean, the organisation is investing in the next generation of Pride leaders. As someone who once attended my first InterPride meeting with trepidation, I find this shift exciting. I remember nervously entering a breakout room where I didn’t know anyone and leaving with friends I still collaborate with years later. It might feel strange to replicate that experience through a screen, but if the last few years of digital activism have taught us anything, it’s that community doesn’t depend on geography.
When you register for the General Meeting & World Conference 2025, you’re not just signing up for webinars. You’re becoming part of a global conversation about how to sustain and strengthen Pride in a world that’s both more connected and more polarised than ever. With translation in dozens of languages, accessible sessions for people with disabilities【195707476720030†L100-L106】, and a programme shaped by proposals from grassroots organisers【195707476720030†L155-L164】, the conference invites everyone to bring their own stories and questions. Whether you’re a seasoned organiser from a big-city Pride or someone from a small rural parade that just marched for the first time, your perspective is welcome. As the Gay Times’ preview of WorldPride points out, the theme “Fabric of Freedom” is about weaving diverse threads together【862848170808188†L86-L96】. The InterPride meeting in November will continue that weaving online, stitching together experiences from every corner of the globe.