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Redwood City – The theme of this year’s San Mateo County Pride Celebration and Parade is “Love at Our Core, Pride in 2024” as the kick-off for June Pride Month begins with a June 3 flag raising at County Center in Redwood City.
This year’s celebration comes amid conflicting currents: The County is marking the 10th anniversary of the creation of the state’s first LGBTQIA+ commission, at the same time anti-LGBTQIA+ harassment is a growing concern.
“San Mateo County prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive community,” Supervisor Dave Pine said during a Board meeting where supervisors designated June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Ally and Two Spirit Pride Month. “But we are not immune from hateful acts.”
Local LGBTQIA+ individuals and their allies want to counter hate with what they consider the ideal way to celebrate: by inviting the entire community to the June 8 Pride Celebration and Parade.
“This is the largest free, family-friendly and sober Pride celebration in the Bay Area,” said Krystle Cansino, co-chair of the County’s LGBTQIA+ Commission, one of the event’s co-sponsors.
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