Jackson County kicks off Pride Month with ribbon cutting ceremony

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May 27, 2022

 

Jackson County kicks off Pride Month with ribbon cutting ceremony

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County will join thousands of municipalities across the country on Wednesday, June 1 to kick off Pride Month 2022. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City as the County highlights community efforts to advance equal rights for LGBTQ+ people and Pride events happening throughout the area.

Every year, the month of June is recognized as Pride Month to honor the contributions to society made by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other people of diverse sexualities and genders (LGBTQ+). The metropolitan community and media are invited to attend.

What:         Jackson County Kicks Off Pride Month 2022

When:        Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Time:          9:30 a.m.

Where:       Jackson County Courthouse, North Steps
                    415 E. 12th Street
                    Kansas City, MO

Who:          Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr.
                   Jackson County Legislator Jalen Anderson
                   Suzanne Wheeler, Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce Executive Director

 

Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr., 1st District At-Large Jackson County Legislator Jalen Anderson and Suzanne Wheeler, Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, will bring remarks during the event. They will be joined by representatives from several agencies to signify the opening of Pride Month in our region, including:

  • Transformations Youth Organization
  • Save, Inc.
  • LGBTQ Commission of Kansas City
  • Kansas City Pride Community Alliance
  • Kansas City Center for Inclusion
  • Our Spot KC
  • Pride Parade Sponsors: KC Royals, KC Current, Sporting KC, KC Storm and KC Monarchs

Pride Month commemorates the uprising at New York City’s Stonewall Inn, which began on June 28, 1969 and continued for six days.  The uprising was led by transgender women of color to demand an immediate end to violent police raids targeting Stonewall’s LGBTQ+ patrons. The first LGBTQ Pride Parade took place one year later on June 28, 1970 to commemorate the events at Stonewall, launching what would become an annual nationwide tradition of Pride celebrations every year since then.

 

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