WorldPride DC organizers issue travel warning for trans & nonbinary attendees
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/worldpride-dc-organizers-issue-travel-warning-for-trans-nonbinary-attendees/
By Greg Owen (14 Apr 2025)
Organizers have issued new guidance to tens of thousands of international visitors planning to attend WorldPride DC next month.
"We recommend that travelers considering entry to the United States make an informed decision based on the potential risks involved, as we, alongside advocates and partner organizations, continue to actively navigate the measures being put in place by the current federal administration," WorldPride organizers Capital Pride Alliance posted to their website Friday.
"A foreign traveler's gender as indicated on their passport and their personal beliefs about sexuality do not render a person inadmissible. Claims to the contrary are false," a spokesperson for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) told The Washington Post. "Travelers must present an official government-issued travel document and be the rightful bearer of that document when seeking entry at a U.S. Port of Entry."
That assurance isn't enough, said Melanie Nathan, executive director of the African Human Rights Coalition, who believes official U.S. policy on acceptable travel documents can't be trusted.
"I believe you cannot call it WorldPride when half the world is either too scared to come, won't get visas or are in danger for coming," she said. Her group called for a boycott of WorldPride last month. In February, Canada's largest LGBTQ+ rights organization, Egale Canada, announced it would not take part in any events held in the United States, including WorldPride.