Boston gay pride

Celebrate and honor the rich, diverse, creative, and fabulous culture of LGBTQ+ communities, and impart knowledge of LGBTQ+ history and a sense of pride among LGBTQ+ youth. June 28 Boston’s Big Queer Picnic | Free | Boston | p.m. at Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. North Shore Pride | Free | Salem | Annual LGBTQ+ pride parade and celebration through Salem’s streets.

Stonewall Pride Block Party | $ | Worcester | Drag performances, DJ and dancing. Several upcoming events will bring LGBTQ people and allies together to commemorate over 50 years of Pride in Boston, honoring the network of care that comprises the LGBTQ+ community and celebrating the always fabulous and multi-faceted expressions of LGBTQ+ culture. Boston Pride is this weekend.

Here's what to know about the parade route, time and parking for the largest annual LGBTQ+ event in Massachusetts. BOSTON — Rain in the forecast isn't dampening the spirits of the organizers of the largest Pride celebration in New England as the annual parade kicks off Saturday morning. The parade began at 11 a.

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Twirling rainbow umbrellas and waving Pride flags under drizzling skies, paraders whooped and cheered as they set off through Boston's Back Bay. Brian Gonzalez, 37, of Boston, came carrying a Mexican Pride flag. Like for many attendees, showing up was part celebration, part protest. Marianne Voss, 54, came from Connecticut with her year-old daughter, Maya Flaherty, specifically because the event combined a Pride celebration and a protest against the administration.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. Warren, sporting a rainbow boa, high-fived spectators along the parade route wishing them a "happy Pride. Never give up, whatever you're going through. The parade route took a jog through the South End before ending up at Boston Common for an afternoon festival under a light rain. People danced and sang as performers took to a stage set up on the Common for the celebration.

Amidst the crowd was a mix of rainbow-colored attire and accoutrements and anti- protest signs. Jeffrey Margulies, 81, of Roslindale came to protest what he sees as a scary time during the administration. He said he attended a protest against in the same spot weeks earlier. Wu spoke to the significance of the current moment at a Pride flag raising event at City Hall earlier this month.

It means less time building resilience and more time building joy because you know that you're safe, supported and have what you need to create the life that you want for the people you love. Janhavi Madabushi, executive director of the Massachusetts Bail Fund, attended the flag raising. My rent just increased by a thousand dollars," Madabushi said.

Coming to Pride means something for me. We get a lot of things done and we contribute a lot. Resume Listen Live.