Pride Flag Raising Planned In Jenkintown

JENKINTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The borough will hold a Pride flag raising ceremony on Friday.

Borough officials are asking residents to join them at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Town Square Gazebo at 703 Greenwood Avenue.

"Join us as we raise the Progress Pride Flag in celebration, solidarity, and community," borough officials said.

The public is welcome.

Officials will be joined by a featured guest, State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of the 181st Legislative District.

Rainbow flags, live music, family activities and community booths will return to Jenkintown 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.

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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