Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride 2025

Registration is required.

On May 30 and June 1, 2025, Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride 2025 (DBIWP) will take center stage at The REACH, The Kennedy Center – River Pavilion, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of Washington, D.C.’s hosting of World Pride. This landmark event will amplify the voices of Indigenous and multiply-marginalized 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, celebrating their beauty, creativity, and defiance in the face of colonialism.

DBIWP will unite artists and performers from across mediums, providing a powerful platform for self-determination and storytelling. This event prioritizes Indigenous communities’ right to share our narratives on our own terms, elevating grassroots creativity while fostering cultural pride and connection. The lineup includes artists and speakers from The Gambia, Finland, Australia, Fiji, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Canada, and the United States, making DBIWP an international and intersectional celebration.

DBIWP addresses the systematic erasure of Indigiqueer, trans, and Two-Spirit communities by tackling the cultural disconnection and isolation imposed by colonialism. Through art and storytelling, the event creates a movement that embraces Indigiqueer identities, offering spaces for integration, healing, and pride. The event’s blend of music and dance performances, panel discussions, and film screenings challenges colonial narratives while celebrating the strength and resilience of Indigenous Queer and Two-Spirit communities. Core values of accessibility and inclusion ensure that disabled, chronically ill, and multiply-marginalized Indigenous voices are prioritized throughout the event.

Event Schedule:

4:00 PM: Lobby Doors Open
4:30 PM: Lang Theatre Doors Open
5:00 PM: Indigiqueer Youth Film Screening & Discussion
Theo Cuthand
Yinet Molero (Pre-recorded video)
Mohammed Zahif
Tatiana Villegas
Destiny Whitaker
6:30 PM: Reception
Non-alcoholic drinks and appetizers
7:00 PM: Lang Theatre Doors Open
7:30 PM: Live Entertainment: Music & Drag Show
Tony Enos, musical performer
Lady Shug, drag, MC & performer
Ritni Tears, drag
Rivolta Sata with drummers
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9:00 PM: Dance Party
Rivolta Sata, DJ

All Ages

Content Warnings: Swearing or ‘coarse’ language, flashing or strobing lights

Crushing Colonialism is an Indigenous-led 501(c3) nonprofit in the so-called United States that uplifts Indigenous people through arts, media, and traditional storytelling while supporting those doing the work. We were founded in 2016 and are operated by Indigenous people working in a variety of storytelling fields across the world. We produce international reporting and organizing to inform and empower marginalized community members, create professional opportunities, and advocate for the just funding and employment of Native artists, media workers and storytellers. In doing this we control our narratives in order to crush colonialism.