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Pride of the Folk: A Conversation on LGBTQ+ Tradition in the Yakima ValleyJoin us for an in-depth conversation about LGBTQ+ traditions and identity in the Yakima Valley. This discussion will explore the work and experiences of Yakima Valley-based LGBTQ+ artists. It will also examine the local organizations, such as Yakima Pride, are cultivating new traditions that affirm and support the area’s LGBTQ+ community. Presented in partnership with …

Joshua Hastings and Andrew Peneku at Coming Out: To Learn! An event to celebrate National Coming Out Day at Heritage University. (Leann Jones, Yakima Herald-Republic)

Joshua Hastings and Andrew Peneku at Coming Out: To Learn! An event to celebrate National Coming Out Day at Heritage University. (Leann Jones, Yakima Herald-Republic)

RSVP: Getting out for a causeYAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima photographer Leann Jones was out and about in the community last week, attending everything from an annual fundraiser with local firefighters to a celebration of diversity

5 Things to Do This Weekend: May 16, 2019Don’t know what to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered; here are this week’s top picks for entertainment in the Yakima Valley.

Yakima Pride 2018Yakima PRIDE Festival 2018 It likes their new headband made from a Yakima Pride 2018 bracelet.

Yakima Pride donates new Pride flag to CWU students after theirs was stolen, burned - YakTriNews.comYakima Pride representatives delivered a new Pride flag to Central Washington University on Friday after learning their flag had been stolen and burned.

June is Pride Month and the Message. Everyone's Welcome in YakimaIf you haven't seen the billboards yet, know there are THREE Pride billboards glowing about town, the first time in history to happen. Visible the entire month

City of Yakima raises Pride flag outside city hall - YakTriNews.comThe City of Yakima has raised the Pride flag outside city hall Thursday for the second year in a row to celebrate the LGBTQ community during Pride month.

Pride flag flies over city hall YAKIMA -- A pride flag now hangs from Yakima City Hall, and the LGBTQ+ community in Yakima says this is an historic moment. The Yakima City Council recently proclaimed June to be LGBTQ pride month in Yakima and agreed to fly the pride flag from Yakima City Hall for the first time to commemorate the Stonewall riots 51 years ago - generally recognized as the catalyst of the LGBTQ rights movement. The flag hangs right next to the American flag, the Washington state flag, and the POW/MIA flag.

Yakima Pride 2019: Building a foundationSaturday isn’t the first Yakima-area LGBTQ Pride Festival; that dates to at least the mid-1990s, when Ken Lewis and his group, First Fridays, first hosted Pride in the Park at

Hundreds turn out for Yakima Pride celebration YAKIMA, Wash. - Hundreds turned out for Yakima's annual pride celebration Saturday. For the first time, Yakima Pride had a parade that went throughout downtown Yakima. They also had service vendors, keynote speakers and entertainers at Performance Park. This year Yakima Pride will also become a non-profit organization. Organizers say their main goal is to fight for equal rights for everyone. "Love is love and everyone is equal. Everyone has a deserving right for their equal rights.

LBGT community says Yakima is becoming more accepting

In Support of Yakima Pride: Our Open Letter to Yakima City Council | Pride FoundationPRIDE FOUNDATION STANDS BEHIND YAKIMA PRIDE, DENOUNCES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JASON WHITE’S DEHUMANIZING AND PERSONAL ATTACKS This morning, Pride Foundation leadership sent a letter to Yakima City Council Members and city leadership, and we are proud to share broadly and voice our support for our grantee and community partner, Yakima Pride (Read/watch Yakima Pride’s original statement).

Yakima Pride Parade shares messages of love, unity and respectHundreds gathered in Performance Park on Saturday for the second annual Yakima Pride Parade — a colorful, family-friendly festival to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ community with a single, seemingly simple

Yakima Pride Festival Set for June 2nd This weekend come together as one for Yakima's Pride Festival Saturday June 2nd at Performance Park from 1pm-4pm with live performances, speakers and more!

Hundreds celebrate LGBT rights, parade down Yakima Avenue - YakTriNews.comHundreds gathered Saturday in Downtown Yakima to celebrate love and equality at the Yakima Pride Festival and Parade.

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