5 Events To Show LGBTQ+ Support During Pride Month In Rhode Island

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

Rhode Island PrideFest is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 20, in Providence. The festival includes a parade, vendors and a PrideFest Kids Zone​.

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.

Here are five other ways to show support for LGBTQ+ neighbors in Rhode Island:

• Pride Flag Raising, Pawtucket, Monday
• Newport Pride Festival and Parade, Newport, June 27
• 10 Years of Pride at Black Sheep, Providence, June 2o
• Pride Charity Exhibition, Providence, June 2o
• Music Bank; Pride Edition, Providence, June 29

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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