Ask Kai: Quickies

I’m sad about missing Pride this year. What can I do instead?

By Xtra Video • June 23, 2020 3:39 pm EDT

Xtra columnist and author Kai Cheng Thom explores what Pride is really all about, and how we can still celebrate and protest in the midst of a pandemic. Our latest in the video series “Ask Kai: Quick Tips for the Apocalypse,” offering relationship advice for those in a hurry.

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