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In recognition of Pride Month, a historic Quincy church will raise the Progress Pride Flag on Sunday, May 31, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n United First Parish Church in Quincy Center, the \u201cChurch of the Presidents,\u201d will host the city’s fifth annual flag raising, and Quincy\u2019s LGBTQ+ community will present the second annual \u201cFlag Raisers\u201d Awards. The awards recognize those who have supported the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n This year’s honorees include:<\/p>\n The event will be hosted by LGBTQ+ Commission Chair Jim Petosa, Commissioner Nina Liang, and Commissioner John McDonald.<\/p>\n \u201cThe flying of the Progress Pride Flag on the historic fa\u00e7ade of the church that houses the crypts of two American Presidents and their First Ladies is a powerful symbol of visibility, freedom, and the continuing fight for civil and human rights,\u201d said the commissioners in a joint statement. \u201cNow more than ever, it is important that communities publicly stand together against hate, division, and discrimination while affirming the dignity and humanity of every person.\u201d<\/p>\n The outdoor ceremony will include live music by members of The Quincy Choral Society and an interfaith invocation and blessing led by the Rev. Rebecca Froom and members of the Quincy Interfaith Network.<\/p>\n Speakers will include Petosa; Liang; McDonald; and Ward 2 City Councilor Richard Ash, president of Quincy Pride.<\/p>\n The Progress Pride Flag was first introduced in 2018 by artist Daniel Quasar, expanding upon the traditional Pride Flag by incorporating black and brown stripes representing LGBTQ+ communities of color, along with the pink, blue and white stripes of the Transgender Pride Flag. In 2021, designer Valentino Vecchietti added an intersex-inclusive symbol featuring a purple circle over a yellow triangle.<\/p>\n The 4th Annual Braintree Pride Festival promises a day filled with music, local vendors, food and family friendly activities that honor and uplift the LGBTQ+ community with something for everyone. This year\u2019s festival promises an lineup of community resources and interactive experiences that highlight inclusion, acceptance and pride. Attendees are encouraged to dress in their most colorful attire.<\/p>\n Hull’s free Pride celebration kicks off with a performance from Mad Jupiter<\/a>, a trans\/nonbinary Boston-based artist whose music fuses neo-soul and funk with rock grooves, followed by a performance from drag queen Missy Steak<\/a>. The day then moves into a DJ dance party with Hull Pride\u2019s in-house DJs, Jason and Suzy. The event will also feature food trucks and a return from the team at Such Fun Photo Booth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now in its sixth year, Pride in the Park is a free, family-friendly LGBTQIA+ event with live performances, DJ Brendan Howard, dancing, games, Just The Dip Food Truck, Ellie\u2019s Treats and more. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Weymouth Cultural Council, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.<\/p>\n Sponsored by MSC Strength & Conditioning and Ritual Yoga Studio, the disco raises money for BAGLY (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ youth) and supports LGBTQ+ youth in the community. Tickets are $30 for one adult and one child, $40 for one adult and two children. Admission includes skates, pizza, cupcakes and soda.<\/p>\n The free Mass Audubon event features a scavenger hunt, meet live animals, get your face painted, take a guided hike, grab some food from a food truck and make art with the Museum of American Bird Art. Appropriate for all ages.<\/p>\n This multi-act concert features The Femmes, Catie Curtis, Kemp Harris, Happy Little Clouds, Three At Home, DJ Christina, Keith Price and Tret Fure, as well as special opener: Stained Glass Window. Event also features food trucks, a beer garden and local Vendors. Early Bird discount tickets are $15.<\/p>\n Join the town of Hanover and Hanover Pride, rain or shine, for the sixth annual \u201cDon\u2019t Hide the Pride\u201d event. The event will feature food trucks, a beer and wine garden, vendors, guest speakers, two bounce houses and fun for everyone. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, food and non-alcoholic beverages for a picnic.<\/p>\n \u200bPlymouth Pride is returning to Nelson Park for a festival featuring music, entertainers, drag performances, a beer garden, craft and retail vendors, resources, food trucks, a pet contest and more. Nelson Park has direct beach access and a splash pad and playground for the kids. There’s also a large, grassy lawn area if you want to bring a chair to watch the entertainment.<\/p>\n Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York and celebrates the LGBTQ community and the fight for equal rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0Stonewall Uprising<\/a>\u00a0began on June 28, 1969,<\/strong>\u00a0when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a prominent gay bar in Manhattan\u2019s Greenwich Village. The protests that followed are credited with a shift in LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S.<\/p>\n The following year saw some of the first Pride parades in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Despite the\u00a0pivotal role transgender people<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0women of color played<\/a>\u00a0in the riots, including trans activist\u00a0Marsha P. Johnson<\/a>, they were largely excluded from early Pride celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The reality is that most of the folks on the front lines at the Stonewall uprising were trans women, trans women of color, other people of color, butch lesbians,\u201d Cathy Renna, Communications Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force,\u00a0told USA TODAY<\/a>\u00a0in 2022. \u201cAnd yet somehow, the power that was coming together … to put together Pride events was from cisgender,<\/strong>\u00a0gay white men.\u201d<\/p>\n Today, Pride Month presents an opportunity for visibility and community. In addition to celebrating LGBTQ love and joy, it\u2019s also a time to highlight important policy and resource issues the community faces. In 2021, NYC Pride\u00a0banned law enforcement<\/a>\u00a0presence at Pride events through 2025 because of\u00a0escalating violence<\/a>\u00a0“against marginalized groups, specifically BIPOC and trans communities.”<\/p>\n\n
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What is Pride Month?<\/h2>\n