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Your Guide to Pride: 2022 Ohio Pride Events
Happy Pride Month, Ohioans! Nowadays, Pride celebrations extend beyond the month of June and into the summer, so everyone has a chance to celebrate. If you’re looking for Pride events proximate you throughout Ohio, you’ve come to the right place.
No matter how you identify or if you’re an ally, there’s a Pride parade, festival or celebration near you. Be sure to catch a live performance, support local vendors who attend, volunteer for a committee, or donate to the organizations putting these events together.
Many Pride events in Ohio are returning or even expanding after the pandemic changed previous years’ plans. Be sure to review with each event on schedule changes, face mask policies, whether or not they’re family-friendly, potential admission costs, and other details.
Northeast Ohio Pride Events
Stark Lgbtq+ fest Festival
- When: June 11, 2022
- Where: Canton Centennial Plaza, 330 Court Ave NW, Canton, OH 44702
- Details: This all-day festival features amusement, educational programs, free HIV testing, vendors, and more.
- Learn more: https://www.starkpride.org/
Akron Pride Festival & Equi In June 1981, 200 people marched from Ohio State University to the Statehouse to commemorate the Stonewall Inn riot of 1969, which was a key event in the fight for queer rights. The following year, Columbus held its first Lgbtq+ Pride Parade, organized by Stonewall Columbus, with about 1,000 marchers. Over the years, the event has turned into the second largest Celebration Parade in the Midwest behind Chicago with about 750,000 people participating. Columbus was named among U.S. News & World Report's uppermost 21 Pride parades and celebrations in the U.S. for 2023. U.S. News noted Columbus is "one of the fastest-growing and most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the country." The outlet also highlighted Stonewall Columbus' "Purpose. Passion. Power." theme this year, which serves as a reminder of the original Stonewall uprisings, highlighting the purpose of Pride protests as well as the desire and power of the LGBTQ+ community. Here's a look advocate at photos of the parade and festival Stonewall Columbus Pride, the annual Central Ohio region event celebrating LGBTQIA+ rights, society, and progress, will return to Goodale Park and the Short North Arts District the third weekend of June 2022. The Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival and Community Resource Fair will accept place Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. The Stonewall Columbus Celebration March will be Saturday, June 18. This is the first time the events will be in-person since 2019, when last visitors to the Central Ohio region events exceeded well over 700,000 during the weekend. “We are excited to begin planning for in-person Pride events in 2022, as the City’s pandemic restrictions did not allow us hour to do so last year” said Densil Porteous, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus. “We are beginning to perform closely with local officials, the collective, and partners to ensure the creation of a robust and safe exposure for all those who attend.” The last two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stonewall reimagined pride events, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser in sustain of programs and operations, by producing virtual Pride programming. In 2021, along with several other partnerships, a Jump to: Who We Are Community Pride: Who We Are Community Pride arose from the need to move queer and trans people of color from the margins to the center. It arose from the require to reject police from our spaces, because we recognize well how the police seek to punish and ruin people like us. It arose from the need to be treated favor full, vibrant people instead of enjoy a marketable demographic. If you’re looking for meaningless rainbow capitalism, Stonewall Columbus has plenty of that to give. But if you’re looking to mark in a way that truly pays homage to our radical legacy and that prioritizes people over profit, then join us with Community Pride! We host a series of fun, free events throughout Event month in June and a free outdoor festival in the fall. S
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