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Lawrence PRIDE parade brings rainbows, joy and hugs to downtown
The annual Lawrence PRIDE parade drew community members to Mass Street to join the celebration on Saturday.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The annual Lawrence PRIDE parade drew community members to Mass Street to join the celebration on Saturday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence PRIDE’s annual parade and party are set for Saturday, and they’ll be accompanied by a month of events to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride and resilience.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members read the names and stories of all the known transgender people lost to transphobic violence in the U.S. this year. As they detailed the hobbies, friends, professions and passions, partners and pets of those who died, no one was allowed to fade away as a statistic.
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Dozens of Lawrence community members showed up for an advocacy event Tuesday evening, despite the 90° temperatures and no air conditioning inside the Ecumenical Campus Ministries building.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Although it did indeed rain on the Lawrence PRIDE parade, the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands in attendance. And as the storm cleared, a rainbow encircled the sun.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A celebration of love, resilience and self-expression will fill downtown for the annual Lawrence PRIDE parade and party this weekend.
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Several community members who gathered for Lawrence PRIDE parade and party Saturday shared that inclusivity, self-expression and acceptance make the events what they are.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence PRIDE parade and party brought community members from all walks of life to downtown Lawrence Saturday, the first day of Pride Month.
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Rainbow colors will soon hit the streets of downtown for the Lawrence PRIDE celebration, and two Two-Spirit drag performers will be featured this year for the first time.
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”Every time we have an event, I wonder if this is the day that alters someone’s life for the better. … If nothing else, someone felt a little less alone in the world,” Courtney Farr writes in this column.
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