It's Global Pride Month and this year Tamworth's own Golden Guitar will feature in a 24-hour online event with the help of organiser Jody Ekert and a sprinkle of rainbow colour.

"We can't afford to take any steps backward with visibility even with COVID-19," she said.

"Pride is a real beacon for the community, folk who are just coming out often have their first positive experiences at a Pride event and they need to know we're still here for them.

"And of course this all began with a protest for rights and in many countries around the world that fight continues."

Pride month is traditionally in June to commemorate the Stonewall Inn riots in the US in 1969, but in Australia it's celebrated with Mardis Gras, that owes its history to a protest in 1978.

Already the global pandemic has forced the cancellation of more than 500 Pride events worldwide, including the first for Orange and others in Wagga, Newcastle and Broken Hill.

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Now on June 27, these communities will come together online in an event hosted by InterPride.

It's a pretty big task, Ms Ekert said.

"I've been the global outreach volunteer for Oceania which is amazing all the way in Tamworth to help an international project remotely and a positive thing to come out of COVID," she said.

"In fact, going online may allow even more people to be reached than physical gatherings as people can watch from the privacy of their own homes and know they aren't alone.

"It's a celebration, we persist in the face of adversity including a global pandemic and we can still find moments of joy."