11 Pride Month Events Showing LGBTQ+ Support In Baltimore Co.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Rainbow flags, live music, family activities and community booths will return to the county this June as part of a Pride Month season unfolding against a backdrop of sharp political debate across the country.

Pride Month is celebrated each June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, widely viewed as a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, according to the Library of Congress.

What began as a day of remembrance and protest has grown into a month of parades, festivals, concerts, workshops and community gatherings across the country.

The region's biggest Pride Parade will kick off in Baltimore on June 13 at 12 p.m., followed by the Baltimore Pride Block Party at Druid Hill Park, which will also play host to the Baltimore Pride Festival on June 14. Stay up to date with the latest events being organized here.

In Baltimore County, however, organizers will be hosting a mix of events, such as Pride-centered brunches, story times, hikes, and arts and crafts.

Here are 11 events taking place this month in Baltimore County:

• BodyJam & Hip-Hop Abs Fusion for Pride
  June 12, from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
  Merritt Clubs White Marsh
  5301 Campbell Blvd.
  Nottingham

• Catonsville Pride
  June 13, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  The Children's Home
  205 Bloomsbury Ave.
  Catonsville
• Pride Story Time
  June 13, from 10-10:30 a.m.
  Perry Hall Library
  9685 Honeygo Blvd.
  Perry Hall
• Speed Friending
  June 13, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  White Marsh Library
  8133 Sandpiper Circle
  Baltimore
• Paint With Pride
  June 17, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  Rosedale Library
  6105 Kenwood Ave.
  Rosedale
• From Twilight Into Sunshine
  Towson Library: June 20, from 2-4 p.m.
  Perry Hall Library: June 24, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Solstice Poetry for Pride
  June 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  Patapsco Valley State Park
  South Rolling Road and Soapstone Trail
  Catonsville
• Drag Brunch: Pride Edition
  June 21, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  The Hub Sakaki Izakaya Bar and Karaoke
  6510 Baltimore National Pike
  Catonsville
• Brick Bodies Reisterstown Pride BodyCombat Class
  June 21, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  Brick Bodies Reisterstown
  2 Chartley Drive
  Reisterstown
• Pride Embracelets and Book Buzz
  June 30, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Catonsville Library
  1100 Frederick Road
  Catonsville
• Pride Month Crafts
  June 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  Cockeysville Library
  9833 Greenside Drive
  Cockeysville

Pride events are being held around the country in June. Some of the major festivals include:

• Boston Pride for the People on June 6 featuring a parade, festival and related events.
• Philly Pride 365 “Pride is Power” March & Festival on June 7 in Philadelphia, featuring a march and festival.
• The 56th annual LA Pride Parade on June 14 in Los Angeles, starting on Hollywood Boulevard at 11 a.m.
• Capital Pride from June 12-21 in Washington, D.C., an annual celebration that ends with the Pride Parade and Festival weekend.
• Chicago Pride Fest on June 20-21 and the Chicago Pride Parade on June 28.
• The 56th Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration on June 27–28.

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