Gay parade in boston

The parade route took a jog through the South End before ending up at Boston Common for an afternoon festival under a light rain. Wu spoke to the significance of the current moment at a Pride flag raising event at City Hall earlier this month. It means less time building resilience and more time building joy because you know that you're safe, supported and have what you need to create the life that you want for the people you love.

Janhavi Madabushi, executive director of the Massachusetts Bail Fund, attended the flag raising. The parade began at 11 a.

We get a lot of things done and we contribute a lot. Twirling rainbow umbrellas and waving Pride flags under drizzling skies, paraders whooped and cheered as they set off through Boston's Back Bay. Brian Gonzalez, 37, of Boston, came carrying a Mexican Pride flag.

Jeffrey Margulies, 81, of Roslindale came to protest what he sees as a scary time during the Trump administration.

Boston Gay Pride 2025 : Boston Pride for the People will be holding a Pride Month parade and festival on Saturday, June

Find everything from parades and block parties to performances and special events. He said he attended a protest against Trump in the same spot weeks earlier. Like for many attendees, showing up was part celebration, part protest.

Each June, Boston celebrates the Pride Festival with events throughout the city. Marianne Voss, 54, came from Connecticut with her year-old daughter, Maya Flaherty, specifically because the event combined a Pride celebration and a protest against the Trump administration.

Warren, sporting a rainbow boa, high-fived spectators along the parade route wishing them a "happy Pride. Coming to Pride means something for me. Amidst the crowd was a mix of rainbow-colored attire and accoutrements and anti-Trump protest signs. People danced and sang as performers took to a stage set up on the Common for the celebration.

Boston Pride is this weekend. The purpose of the Boston Pride For The People Parade is to commemorate the brave LGBTQ+ people who risked their safety to advocate for the lives and humanity of LGBTQ+ people, to celebrate the richness and complexity of LGBTQ+ community, and to continue to advocate for equity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ people, especially those who face.

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Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.