UHIMWE Alliance presents:

Bayard Rustin Pride Festival

Hosted by Pittsburgh’s First Lady of Drag, Kierra Darshell
Performances by: Milan Tre’Zur, Hazell Azzer, and Dove

Showtime: 11pm
Brewer’s Bar — 3315 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
No Cover

Bayard Rustin (March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American political activist and prominent leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Bayard Rustin was a gay man and, due to criticism over his sexuality, usually advised other civil rights leaders from behind the scenes. During the 1980s, he became a public advocate on behalf of gay causes, speaking at events as an activist and supporter of human rights.