HCPSS Hosts Pride Week June 6-12 With Movie Night, Family Hike, Readings, Park Clean-Up

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The Howard County Public School System will host its first ever Pride Week June 6-12. All activities will be open to the community.

The week will kick off with readings by student authors who have been published in Rainbow Vision, a student-generated literary magazine featuring written material that has an LGBTQIA+ focus and is written by LGBTQIA+ authors and allies. The magazine provides students with an outlet to raise their voices and share experiences in a creative way through art, music, photography and the written word.

“This is a great opportunity for our aspiring writers to share their thoughts and be heard and supported by others,” Danielle DuPuis, advisor for Rainbow Vision and media specialist at Hammond High School, said.

Pride Week programs include an author book-reading, movie nights, fundraisers at Main Event and Shake Shack, family hikes at the Howard County Conservancy and a community clean-up event at Centennial Park.

“HCPSS Pride Week provides voluntary opportunities to meet up and have fun in a variety of supportive, affirming environments, depending on the participant’s comfort level,” DuPuis said.

Additional information about HCPSS Pride Week, including links to register for each event, can be found online.