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June 1, 2017LGBT Pride Press Conference June 1, 2017
In Our Own Voices, Inc. and the Pride Center of the Capital Region are pleased to kick-off LGBT Pride Month at a press conference at Albany City Hall on Thursday June 1st at 10 AM. This will coincide with the raising of the Gay Pride flag, the Bisexual Pride flag, and the Transgender Pride flag on City Hall.
This year for the first time, In Our Own Voices and the Pride Center have coordinated their two respective Pride festivals on the same weekend, June 10th and 11th. This is in conjunction with the Equality March for Unity and Pride that is occurring on June 11th in Washington DC and across the country.
Saturday June 10th from Noon to 5 PM at Washington Park, Albany
In Our Own Voices presents Say It Loud! Black & Latino Gay Pride
A truly unique event for our region, Say It Loud! is an opportunity for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people of color (POC) communities to come together and celebrate the strong and vibrant LGBT POC community in Upstate New York. Over the course of 10 days, In Our Own Voices presents several cornerstone events to highlight and lift up the members of the LGBT POC community while promoting health, wellness, and transformative self-empowerment.
Sunday June 11th from Noon to 5 PM at Washington Park, Albany
Pride Center of the Capital Region presents Capital PRIDE Parade and Festival
For nearly five decades, the Pride Center of the Capital Region has produced the annual Capital PRIDE Festival, celebrating all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people throughout the region. Starting with the annual parade down Lark Street and leading to Washington Park for the festival, this event showcases the rich history and identity of the LGBTQ movement in the Capital Region.
