Stonewall Day 2020 Livestream: 9 Standout Moments

10 years after he directed the groundbreaking crowdsourced feature documentary Life in a Day —made up of amateur video clips selected from 80,000 submitted to YouTube and depicting people's lives around the world on a single day (July 24, 2010) — director Kevin Macdonald is set to open a cinematic window onto human existence once more.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTen years after the original film, YouTube has ordered a sequel to “Life in a Day,” reuniting executive producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin Macdonald for a new documentary that will stitch together hundreds of user-submitted videos from across the globe on a single date.“Life in a Day 2020” is slated to premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021.

On July 7, the Black community will come together in economic solidarity for Blackout Day 2020. Ideally, participants would not spend money at all during the 24-hour event. The welcomed alternative is to purchase from Black-owned businesses only. Here’s what you need to know about Blackout Day 2020 as it begins:

Kate Beckinsale dressed up as Freddie Mercury to celebrate Pride Day Sunday.

Kelly Clarkson belted out an epic cover of Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” to celebrate Pride Day Sunday.

Kesha is celebrating Stonewall Day with an emotional performance on “Rainbow”.

Pride Day 2020 is upon us and while parades and in-person celebrations have been cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19, celebs are taking to social media to show their support.

Barack Obama addressed the LGBTQ community and its allies at Pride Live's third annual Stonewall Day virtual event on Friday. The former president highlighted the civil rights movement that sparked social and political change as well as the ongoing right for equality.

Katy Perry wants her fans to know that she’s here to “listen, learn and take action.”

Katy Perry wants her fans to know that she's here to «listen, learn and take action.»The pregnant pop star participated in a star-studded virtual event in celebration of Stonewall Day, a global campaign to elevate awareness and support for the Stonewall legacy and the continuing fight for full LGBTQ equality.With a Pride rainbow shining across her face, Perry was candid about the hopes she has for her and fiancé Orlando Bloom's child.«As I get ready to bring new life into this world, the wish I

Barack Obama is reflecting on the progress that’s been made and all that’s still left to go.

Without a doubt, Taylor Swift, 30, has been an amazing LGBTQ advocate. The Lover singer appeared on Pride Live’s third annual Stonewall Day event on Friday, June 26, and blasted the U.S. Governments choice to not include an option for trans or non-binary people on current census forms. “I got my census the other day and there were two choices for gender. There was male and female. And that erasure was so upsetting to me, the erasure of transgender and non-binary people,” Taylor said.

Barack Obama, 58, appeared on Pride Live’s third annual Stonewall Day Celebration, held virtually on Friday, June 26. The Chicago native appeared on the Pride Month special, reflecting on some of the historic progress made for the rights of the LGBTQ community.

Angelique Jackson When former Vice Pres. Joe Biden declared that he supported same-sex marriage during a “Meet the Press” interview in 2012, he represented the highest-ranking politician to ever endorse gay Americans’ right to marry.

For her appearance during the Stonewall Day livestream benefit, pop superstar Kesha decided to speak directly to her LGBTQ fans, before also offering a special performance of her 2017 song, "Rainbow."

At the Stonewall Day livestream benefit, former President Barack Obama gave a special address to the LGBTQ people of America to look back on the legacy of the Stonewall Riots, and to celebrate the progress that has been made since then.

"The Stonewall Inn has been such a symbol of rebellion in the face of oppression, and such a safe place for people," Taylor Swift said on Friday (June 26), addressing a virtual audience during Stonewall Day. The celeb-stacked Pride Live event honored the legacy of the six-day riots that took place at the New York gay bar in 1969, which launched the gay liberation movement — and today, Pride Month.

Hayley Kiyoko took part in the Friday (June 26) livestream for Stonewall Day, which found lesbian Jesus rallying the LGBTQ community and delivering a sublime cover of a Killers classic."It is our job for our generation to continue the fight and get lasting equality for the movement," Kiyoko said before launching into a gentle, irresistible cover of the Killers' "Mr.

During the Stonewall Day livestream benefit, pop singer Katy Perry made a special appearance to speak directly to her LGBTQ fans, thanking them for their support and asking in return how she can help them this month.

June 2020 has been no ordinary Pride Month. What is typically a colorful commemoration of love, community, and the richness of LGBTQ+ identity has been largely overshadowed by an ongoing pandemic, which has forced gay bars to close, parades to be canceled, and people to celebrate from home.