Pride Vermont Flickr/Sterling College/(CC BY 2.0) If you’re sick of spending pride drenched in sweat and baking in the summer sun, RI PrideFest is here to make your dreams come true with New England’s only nighttime pride parade. And we haven’t even gotten to the best part. Like Providence Pride and Newport Pride all rolled up into one fabulous package, Rhode Island PrideFest is huge, statewide celebration, drawing spectators from across New England. Just ask Rhode Island, a small state with a wickedly active LGBT community. Rhode Island PrideFestĭon’t believe the rumors - size doesn’t matter.
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Take the week off and lather on some sunscreen because this coastal town will have you brimming forth with pride for ten days straight (or not so straight, as the case may be). The event includes a marketplace with more than 50 gay, lesbian, and transgender-friendly businesses, so you can shop 'til you drop. Mainers know that LGBT pride is good for business. Not to be confused with Portland Pride, the pride celebration on the other coast, Pride Portland! is a ten-day party across Maine’s biggest city. Provincetown Carnival expands the traditional parade for a week of festivities including boat cruises, dance parties, and vendor fairs. For those of your crazy for the coast, head out on the Cape to one of the most LGBT-friendly resort communities in the U.S.
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Located in the city of Northampton, NoHo Pride features a high-energy parade down the city’s Main Street plus performances by local musicians and a host of drag queens and drag kings. While Boston Pride may be the largest festival in the state, Massachusetts’ other cities have offerings that are not to be missed.
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Boston Pride also pays special attention to intersectionality within the LGBT community, hosting events to celebrate Black and pride including dance parties, roller skating, and panels on artificial insemination. For ten days in June, Boston becomes a hub of love with small marches, speeches, over 40 events, and a four-hour parade celebrating Boston’s diversity and richness.
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Now the largest annual public event in New England, Boston Pride is ideal for anyone looking to get the full pride experience. Massachusetts may not be too hefty but it’s absolutely bursting forth with amazing summer pride parades. Flickr/Josh McGinn/(CC BY ND 2.0) Massachusetts Pride Celebrations From the raucous festivities of Boston Pride to the quirky parades of the area’s smaller hamlets, these New England pride celebrations promise a summer filled with nothing but peace, love, and pride. Yep, here in New England we have an awful lot to be proud of. Throughout these summer months, towns across the region hoist their rainbow flags and charter floats to celebrate their wonderful LGBT residents. In a list that included New York City, Puerto Vallarta, Amsterdam, Sydney, Dublin, and Toronto, Lil’ Rhody’s capital city stood out for it’s small-town vibe, big-gay-feels culture, it’s night parade, and the immense growth that’s been seen since the first parade in 1976.As summer rolls into New England’s rocky coasts and towering peaks, with it comes a wave of pride. In 2019, Providence Pride was recognized by National Geographic as one of the top Pride Festivals in the world. Why do the City Archives need an LGBTQIA+ collection? Simply put, it belongs here. With the help of Rhode Island Pride, Ray Rickman and Robb Dimmick, Providence Journal articles, and your personal stories, we are able to build the Archives’ first collection dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ community of Providence.
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The Providence City Archives and the Providence City Council are pleased to present the City’s first LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Exhibit.