The crowd gathers close to hear the speakers.Mayor Mike Nelson provided remarks.Edmonds residents Anthony (in dad’s arms) Evan, Katie and Emily Minichiello.At a table were Diana Nielsen, a member of Edmonds United Methodist Church, and Holly Monek-Anderson, an organizer with Under The Rainbow, a program of the Edmonds Neighborhood Action Coalition “A grant from the Pride Foundation helps to support events such as these,” Monek-Anderson said. “The money pays the storytellers.”Edmonds resident Randy (with dog Max) said he, his wife and kids were attending to show support for their neighbors.Mountlake Terrace dad Andrew watches as sons Patrick and Tommy chat with Edmonds Police Chief Michelle Bennett.L-R: Writer, storyteller and poet Mary Anne Moorman, with organizer Naomi Baltuck of Under The Rainbow, join Roberto Enrique Lopez, also a storyteller and program coordinator at Shoreline Community College’s Gender Equity Center.During the pub crawl at Daphnes, L-R: Nathan, bartender Desmond, Daisy, Robyn and Ryan.At ChurchKey Pub, Erin Arguelles celebrates with friends Shannon Speight (standing) and his husband Luke Van De Krol.
A crowd gathered in the street outside the Edmonds Historical Museum Friday afternoon to celebrate Pride Month and show support for Edmonds’ LGBTQ community..
Pride flags were hung throughout downtown leading up to Friday’s celebration, which included storytelling, music, sidewalk art and speeches by City of Edmonds officials. Following the event, participants enjoyed a Pride crawl downtown organized by Maize & Barley, Each business featured Pride specials, with a portion of funds donated to the Human Rights Campaign.
— Photos by Julia Wiese
So wonderful to see Edmonds folks step up and celebrate LGBTQ Pride together so publicly this year! And it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time, given this week’s Supreme Court decision to allow discrimination against LGBTQ folks in the name of religion. It’s a devastating blow to our community, and is the beginning of a slippery downward slope for other communities’ rights. Thank you, Edmonds, for showing your solidarity.
There are obviously hundreds of open minded, non-judgemental people living in Edmonds which is something, indeed, to be proud of. How our SCOTUS could determine that is okay for one group of people or an individual to deny providing services to another group of people or individual because they don’t agree with how they look or who they happen to love is a mystery to me. Since when is allowing picking on people, who are somehow different, a form of religious freedom? This is equating, “you can’t come in my store because you are shirtless and shoeless,” with, “you can’t come in my store because you look or might be trans or gay and I don’t believe in that.”
I LOVE living in Edmonds! Visited Civic Park today with my granddaughter and we had a great time. Thank you to our Mayor Mike Nelson for supporting this project when efforts began during the pandemic. Looking at the great things that have happened in the past few years. Like the young energy and sure hope that continues!!
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So wonderful to see Edmonds folks step up and celebrate LGBTQ Pride together so publicly this year! And it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time, given this week’s Supreme Court decision to allow discrimination against LGBTQ folks in the name of religion. It’s a devastating blow to our community, and is the beginning of a slippery downward slope for other communities’ rights. Thank you, Edmonds, for showing your solidarity.
There are obviously hundreds of open minded, non-judgemental people living in Edmonds which is something, indeed, to be proud of. How our SCOTUS could determine that is okay for one group of people or an individual to deny providing services to another group of people or individual because they don’t agree with how they look or who they happen to love is a mystery to me. Since when is allowing picking on people, who are somehow different, a form of religious freedom? This is equating, “you can’t come in my store because you are shirtless and shoeless,” with, “you can’t come in my store because you look or might be trans or gay and I don’t believe in that.”
I LOVE living in Edmonds! Visited Civic Park today with my granddaughter and we had a great time. Thank you to our Mayor Mike Nelson for supporting this project when efforts began during the pandemic. Looking at the great things that have happened in the past few years. Like the young energy and sure hope that continues!!
Thank you to our Mayor Mike Nelson for you words and support!