It was St. Petersburg’s first LGBTQ Pri march sce the onslght of the Covid-19 panmic, and jt three months after Florida’s ernor signed what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
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‘WE SAY GAY’: FLORIDA’S LARGT PRI PARA DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOANDS
Info: The ftivi will beg wh the annual Pri kick-off celebratn, lightg of Cy Hall rabow lights, performance by the Gay Men’s Chos and the prentatn of the Steven Shellabarger Illumator Award. Where: Tracy Park, 9th Street, Gay Street, Portsmouth, OH. Jo Rs Tripi, a profsor of Queer Theology at John Carroll Universy, for this ee workshop on how to nstct the biblil passag that are often ed to bat gay and lbian people.
“There’s a lot of ntroversy gog down Florida and Texas and different parts of the untry wh the “Don’t say Gay” bill and ’s important that we show our pri and clivens to the world — that we’re not gog to back down and we’re not gog to stop beg who we are, ” said Full Spectm Communy Outreach Center founr Tim Bortner.
This ftival featur celebry guts and performanc, special events, a march, and more: Melan Pri When: September 22-25, 2022Where: Columb, OHDetails: This weekend event celebrat and amplifi Black and POC LGBTQ+ muni the Columb more: Park PriWhen: June 25, 2022Where: Merva Park Pool, Valley Rd, Merva Park, OH 43231, USADetails: The Merva Park Communy Associatn is hostg their first-ever Pri, which will clu entertament, food, muny groups, and a pool more: Pri Ftival & ParaWhen: Augt 13, 2022Where: Central Park, 29 Park Ave E., Mansfield, OH 44902Details: This annual ftival and para is hosted by the Mansfield Gay Pri more: Pri CelebratnWhen: June 25, 2022Where: Huber Park 1640 Davidson Drive, Reynoldsburg, OH 43023Details: Hosted by the Cy of Reynoldsburg and Reynoldsburg Parks and Recreatn Department, this event featur mic, food tcks, vendors, a pet para, and more: Oh Pri FtivalWhen: October 1, 2022Where: 36 E. Durg a Whe Hoe briefg on May 31, Print Joe Bin proclaimed June 2022 as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and Intersex Pri Month. It go back to June 28, 1969, when police raid a gay club lled the Stonewall Inn New York.