Among Americans who identify as LGBT, nearly half (47%) are young adults (ages 18-29), about one-third (32%) are ages 30-49, about one in ten (12%) are ages 50-64, and 8% are seniors (ages 65 and older). For LGBT Americans of all ages, celebrating LGBT culture during June has become a yearly tradition. JD Shadel of The Washington Post recaps how LGBT pride events are going virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a frantic, unprecedented effort — and, organizers say, a critical one,” he writes. “Nationwide, nonprofit executives and event planners are quickly learning the ins and outs of online video as they rework main-stage performances into long-form broadcasts on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Normal exhibitors’ booths are being reinterpreted as online marketplaces and job boards. DJs are teaming up with queer venues to host late-night dance parties on Twitch and Zoom,” Shadel writes.

According to recent PRRI data, just 3% of people who say they typically attend religious service had plans to attend in person services for Easter or other religious occurrences. That survey, and others, were recently included in an NPR piece about how religious observation could be completely different after the pandemic ends. Without physical presence, or being able to worship together, some believe bonds created via religious observation will be tough to maintain during social distancing. “Support, solace and a spiritual bond are some of the things that matter in a worship experience. For some people, those are also the things they now realize their church was not providing. Under the coronavirus shutdowns, such distinctions have become all the clearer,” Tom Gjelten of NPR writes. 

PRRI data from March shows that 79% of Americans would avoid going to the movies as a result of the coronavirus. As those Americans get used to at-home on-demand releases of new films Hollywood has grappled with when to return to work. This week, Tyler Perry announced that his film studio would return to production in July. “The recent announcement came as Hollywood movie studios, major television networks and streaming services are still drawing up protocols to keep actors and crew members safe on sets that were shut down across most of the world in mid-March because of the coronavirus epidemic,” NBC reports. Perry’s studio opens up on July 8th.

In May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the first community spread case of coronavirus in the state occurred at a nail salon. Data from UCLA shows that more than three-quarters of nail salon workers in the state are of Asian descent. Newsom’s comments highlight a reality that many salon workers are unable to afford to miss work if their salons are open for business. PRRI data shows that nearly one in four (23%) Asian American and Pacific Islanders in California are working but struggling with poverty; 37% are working but not struggling with poverty, and 40% are retired, students, or otherwise not working. More than six in ten (63%) AAPI Californians say that employers generally see people like them as replaceable.