'Here to support love': First ElginIL Pride Parade and Festival kicks off Pride Month
"This is home," he said.
For Rayos, born and raised in Elgin and one of the event organizers, Saturday was the culmination of four years of work spearheaded by ELGbtq+ founder Kayla Bates. Planning began in 2019, but the pandemic put the event on hold until this year. by signing up you agree to our terms of service "We've always said they should do something like this in Elgin for the gay community, because there is a big community in Elgin," Knizner said."It's just people don't know it."
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