Pride Month officially started on Saturday and symbols are on display in some Bay Area cities. Events this year could be part celebration, part call to action.
Tara CampbellPride Month officially started and symbols are on display in some Bay Area cities. Events this year could be part celebration, part call to action.Month from Sonoma County to Oakland, and San Francisco, where this year's parade grand marshals ushered in the celebration.
"It's embracing the fact that we can shine and also be a beacon of light, even in the darkest time," added grand marshal, Tory Teasley.Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter has been named as both the Celebrity Grand Marshal for 2024 SF Pride and also the headliner. "Here in San Francisco, we're going to stand up for the right things and trans rights, LGBTQ rights, our human rights. And we're going to do that work."'Our America: Who I'm Meant to Be' explores multicultural, multidimensional LGBTQIA+ community
The ACLU is currently tracking more than 500 bills taking aim at the LGBGTQ+ community, many of them focused on transgender youth.
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