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Governor Healey and Mayor Wu to Join Boston's LGBTQ+ Pride Events

by Boston Pride for the People
Thursday May 4, 2023

Mayor Michelle Wu and Governor Maura Healey. Photos via Facebook.
Mayor Michelle Wu and Governor Maura Healey. Photos via Facebook.  

Boston's First Pride Parade in Three Years to Take Place, Saturday, June 10

Boston Pride for the People, the new organization at the helm of the return of the annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, today announced Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will march and speak at this year's parade and festival on Saturday, June 10. Governor Healey is the first woman and the first LGBTQ person elected Governor of Massachusetts and Mayor Wu is the first woman and the first person of color elected Mayor of Boston. More than 1 million people are expected to take part in the festivities.

"We're so excited to see the return of the Pride celebration in Boston," said Governor Healey. "In Massachusetts, we stand for civil rights and equality, and proudly embrace all of our communities. I've always enjoyed participating in the Pride Parade and am especially looking forward to celebrating this year."

This year's parade is the first to take place in Boston since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Boston is going to have a terrific Pride season this year," said Mayor Wu. "There are so many great opportunities to celebrate with Boston Pride for the People, Youth Pride, Trans Resistance March, Urban Pride, the LGBTQ Prom, and more. The City of Boston is honored to be working alongside LGBTQ+ community members and organizations to help make all of these events successful celebrations of our city."

Boston Pride for the People is a new organization led by community volunteers who are reestablishing an annual Pride celebration in Boston.

"Governor Healey and Mayor Wu are unwavering champions of LGBTQ equality," said Tanya Neslusan, Executive Director of MassEquality and secretary of the Boston Pride for the People board. "Their achievements underscore how movements intersect and reinforce each other. Women. People of color. LGBTQ+. When we come together for Pride, we celebrate progress for all."

"There is widespread enthusiasm for the return of Pride," said Gary Daffin, Executive Director of Multicultural AIDS Coalition, the fiscal sponsor of Boston Pride for the People. "Parade registration is growing daily. Booths for the festival are being reserved rapidly. And fundraising is going well. We're just over half way to our goal and there are still opportunities for major partnership. We are blessed by the support of our amazing communities.."

Information on registering for the parade, tabling at the festivals, volunteering, and becoming a sponsor can be found at www.bostonprideforthepeople.org.

Boston Pride for The People (BP4TP) is a new grassroots organization leading the way for a reimagined Pride celebration for Boston. Learn more about Boston Pride for the People at www.bostonprideforthepeople.org, and follow the organization on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @bostonprideforthepeople