PHILADELPHIA - The COVID-19 pandemic and more than a year of isolation means that Pride month may be more this year than in years past."There’s gay seniors who faced isolation, there’s the nonprofits who lost donations, there’s so many ways the gay businesses that were forced to shutter and shut down the bars that were forced to close so we couldn’t afford to have two years with no gay pride," said Kory Aversa, Event Organizer of Aversa PR.COVID restrictions have eased in time for the start of pride month outside of the Sofitel Hotel with the raising of the Philadelphia Pride Flag."I think over the past couple years there was a lot of hate in the world it’s so important to us to just show love and pride throughout the community," said Tony.