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San Francisco Bay Times Team Member Celebrates Pride in Salt Lake City, Utah

from San Francisco Bay Times - June 22, 2023

by San Francisco Bay Times

from San Francisco Bay Times - June 22, 2023, page 65

Article from: San Francisco Bay Times - June 22, 2023

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San Francisco Bay Times lead designer Beth Greene participated in Utah’s largest LGBTQIA+ event: The Utah Pride Parade. Held in downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 4, this year’s celebration was the Utah Pride Center’s 33rd annual Pride Parade. Its theme was “Queer Pride Is Unapologetic.” Greene shared: “Utah’s Pride events are surprisingly extensive. Some of the festivities taking place during the month of June include drag brunches, a Gala, the annual weekend-long festival, parties, pageants, concerts, a film festival, Pride march and rally, and the always eagerly anticipated Pride Parade.”

The 2023 Utah Pride Parade was attended by over 150,000 spectators and participants. Greene said, “The parade is a family-friendly event, and usually takes place Sunday morning of Pride Festival weekend. Families and supporters line the streets dressed in colorful attire as rainbow flags wave throughout downtown Salt Lake City. Many local Utahns are eager to spread messages of acceptance and love to the large and ever-growing LGBTQ+ community in an effort to combat the hostility and lack of inclusion many feel living in Utah.”

Participating groups included the local chapter of Dykes on Bikes, IRCONU - The Imperial Rainbow Court of Northern Utah, Free Mom Hugs, Dragon Dads, the Utah Gay Fathers Association, Affirmation LGBTQ Mormons Families and Friends, and many others.

For more information, visit https://utahpridecenter.org

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