An LGBTQ+ organization that advocates for fair finances and housing said they still face discrimination and were denied service by a balloon company for a one-year celebration last month. Here's how they're fighting for equal opportunity.
Pride and progress were themes at two events in downtown San Jose celebrating LGBTQ+ community members and organizations.Pride and progress were themes at two events in downtown San Jose Thursday, celebrating LGBTQ+ community members and organizations.Here's how to watch 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade on ABC7
"So it's really important to get the allies on our side and to give them an understanding of who we are as a community you know, how to work with us you know, what we like as consumers," Walsh said.Alliance formed in 2020 as a needed voice in the industry. Walsh introduced Silicon Valley native and State Assemblymember Evan Low to speak at the event. She said Pride month is both a celebration and a fight."Over 400 pieces of legislation have been introduced that are anti-LGBTQ," Low said.
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