{"id":38244,"date":"2022-06-07T14:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=38244"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:17:57","slug":"abc-news-announces-soul-of-a-nation-pride-month-special-exploring-the-lgbtq-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/07\/abc-news-announces-soul-of-a-nation-pride-month-special-exploring-the-lgbtq-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Announces &#8220;Soul of a Nation&#8221; Pride Month Special, Exploring the LGBTQ+ Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10869\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gay-pride-flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gay-pride-flag.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gay-pride-flag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gay-pride-flag-260x174.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gay-pride-flag-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ABC News&#8217; &#8220;Soul of a Nation&#8221; will present a one-hour primetime special, &#8220;PRIDE: To Be Seen,&#8221; documenting the LGBTQ+ experience and examining what it means to be seen in the current moment as a member of the community. The special, hosted by actress and model Cara Delevingne with a special show open composed and performed by artist Alok, explores the meaning of Pride and celebrates and honors the past while looking ahead to the future. &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; co-anchor Robin Roberts also explores the intersectionality of faith and queerness through a revealing conversation with pastor Michael Walrond Jr. of the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York. The special will also celebrate trans joy, with &#8220;Nightline&#8221; co-anchor Juju Chang sitting down with activist Diamond Stylz at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City. Senior national correspondent Steve Osunsami highlights a group of teenagers devoted to creating an LGBTQ+-affirming learning environment as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeps the nation. Osunsami also speaks to Camika Shelby, the mother of Nigel Shelby, a gay teen from Alabama who died by suicide. Correspondent Gio Benitez will have an exclusive primetime interview with newly appointed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ woman in the role. &#8220;PRIDE: To Be Seen&#8221; also details the anthology of drag culture and the ballroom scene and how many people now embrace the once underground artforms, featuring &#8220;POSE&#8221; star Dominique Jackson and &#8220;Drag Race&#8221;&#8216;s Aquaria, Eureka, GotMik, Olivia Lux, Pangina Heals and Symone. Correspondent Alex Perez will moderate the &#8220;Soul of a Nation&#8221; staple &#8220;In the Kitchen&#8221; discussion on parenting trans and queer children with actor\/television host Jonathan Bennett, singer\/actor Joshua Colley, and Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on NCAA Division I men&#8217;s team. &#8220;PRIDE: To Be Seen &#8211; A Soul of a Nation Presentation&#8221; airs Thursday, June 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. 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