Gay pride kansas city 2022
The most colorful month of the year.
Kansas City is colorful every month of the year. But, Self-acceptance month is a month we FLAME! From parties to parades to cultural events, there are many ways to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community! Check out all the amazing things happening in this guide.
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You could argue that the whole month of June is one fly festival but there is one festival in particular that we wait for ALL year long. Along with all the other celebrations, Pridefest is definitely at the top of our list. This is the scoop on Pride Fest
Get LIT!! Friday, June 10th is all about the party. From 5 pm pm, join everyone in celebrating Pride month. The party will pop off at Theis Park. There will be giveaways, music, and food trucks. All that's missing is you.
Pridefest Parade!! Saturday, June 11th come out for the parade. From 11 am to 1 pm, the parade will be LIVE! Be here to catch the pre-parade party, shuttle rides, melody, a float competition, and more.
KC Royal Invasion!! We all love a excellent invasion. Saturday, June 11th from 12 pm pm enjoy KC performers, returning royalty, education tents, and you
If you see police at Kansas City's PrideFest, they were asked to be there.
Law enforcement officers will provide security for the weekend of festivities celebrating the LGBTQ+ collective during Pride Month, according to Kansas City police officials.
Police spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina told The Celestial body in an email that KCPD will have dozens of officers "along the route and at signal security locations." He added that the department has been involved with the festival since Police Main person Stacey Graves took office in December
PrideFest draws approximately 22, people to its Saturday parade and weekend celebration at Frank A. Theis Park. Kansas City police will also have a float in Saturday's parade.
The Kansas City PRIDE Community Alliance, a nonprofit that puts on the events, is also celebrating 50 years of advocacy for queer woman , gay, bisexual, transgender, homosexual, intersex, asexual, and other identities this year.
The celebration comes at a second when the queer society has been targeted with anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and executive orders from President Donald Trump and his administration. Organizers said they lost $, in corporate spon
Kansas City PrideFest celebrates 50th anniversary despite antagonistic politics and sponsor losses
In June , Kansas City held its very first three day Celebration Festival. The event, organized by groups like the Gay People’s Union and Kansas City Women’s Liberation Union, featured picnics, dancing and live entertainment at a group of houses just off 39th and Paseo.
This year’s KC PrideFest will celebrate 50 years of Pride in Kansas City. But the celebration will take place in an increasingly hostile political climate for the festival and the groups it celebrates — bringing mixed emotions for organizers fond of James Moran of Our Spot KC.
“On the one hand, I'm honored to be doing the equal kind of work that the people I stare up to were doing in their day,” Moran told KCUR’s Up To Date. “At the matching time, it's quite something to still have to be doing it half a century later.”
In addition to increased political tension, this year’s PrideFest is also battling a severe loss in sponsorship money, which organizers blame on anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from President Donald Trump and his administration.
“We've had sponsors that have gone from amounts as enormous as $25, down under $2,
Pride is theme for KC Current all season, not just in June
KANSAS Metropolis, Mo. — The Kansas City Current women’s soccer team has built a reputation as a secure space for LGBTQ+ fans. The team will main attraction its inclusive nature during the annual Pride Bedtime game Saturday when it hosts Racing Louisville.
The game begins at 6 p.m. at CPKC Stadium.
Pride is theme for KC Current all season, not just in June
“Sports can bring people together,” said Current defender Elizabeth Ball. “I like how our team just makes our stadium, our home, an inclusive place for everybody; everyone feels welcome and everybody has a fantastic time.”
The team’s commitment to inclusivity goes beyond game days. Staff members walked in the city’s Identity festival Parade — the team was playing at the same time as the parade in New York.
Players Hailie Mace and Kayla Sharples signed autographs at KC PrideFest
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“It’s just awesome they’re here and they’re accessible for people to meet,” said Adrienne McCoy, a fan of the team.
Adrienne and her sister Natalie recognize the team making their support for LGBTQ+ causes known.
“Showing everyone love is love and everyone matters,” Natalie McCoy said. “An
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