Parsippany To Raise The Pride Flag Wednesday

PARSIPPANY, NJ — For the third straight year, Parsippany will raise the Pride flag at Town Hall. The town will livestream the event on Facebook at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Parsippany also issued a proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, recognizing the community's progress but also taking note of continued discrimination they face.

"We must commit to supporting and accepting LGBTQ+ individuals, in particular our youth, who compared to their peers are far more likely to experience violence and bullying at school; to suffer from depression; to struggle with substance use; and to have attempted suicide," says the proclamation Mayor Michael Soriano signed.

Parsippany began raising the Pride flag in 2019. In the same year, Town Council unanimously voted to recognize June as Pride Month.

Morris County Pride will take placefrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26 outside the Morris Museum (6 Normany Heights Rd.). EDGE NJ, an LGBT-advocacy organization, will run the event, which includes food trucks, music and drag.

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