Pride March
Sunday, June 7 was a perfect day for a March; not a cloud in the sky, plenty of sunshine, and the occassional cooling breeze. Thousands of LGBTQ people, and our supporters, gathered in New Paltz to celebrate our diversity, to share our history, and to promote positive visibility of LGBTQ people in the Hudson Valley.
Our theme this year centered on marriage equality and fighting for our civil rights. When we say, "Love=Love," we claim our rights to marriage and to live our lives enjoying the same rights and privileges as non-LGBTQ citizens. In keeping with our theme, we chose two diverse families as our Grand Marshals:
Peri and Tamela Rainbow-Sloan and their daughter Cecilia
Karen and Rex Butt and their daughter Cadence
The March Coordinators, Michelle DeDominicis and Retts Scauzillo, the March Lineup Organizer, Bonnie Wagner, and the Center's Board of Directors wish to thank all of the volunteers who helped to make this one of our most successful Pride celebrations.
Photos by Diane Piniero-Zucker
Pride Sponsors
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Groups Who Marched
AIDS-Related Community Services - Alliance for the Realization of Legal Equality - Doubles II - EAGLE @ IBM - Family of Woodstock - Fre Atlast and the Community Drum Ensemble - GLSEN Hudson Valley - The House of LeMay in Vermont - Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center Men's Group - Hudson Valley Lesbian and Bisexual Professional Women\'s Meet Up Group - Hudson Valley Women\'s Rugby - Kingston PFLAG - Lambda Peer Support Services (LPSS, Inc.) - Legacy Farm Cohousing aka Ulster County Cohousing - The Loft: LGBT Community Services Center - 60 Main: New Paltz Cultural Collective - Mid-Hudson Valley Transgender Association - New Paltz Quakers - NY Civil Liberties Union lower Hudson Valley - Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) - OrangePride - Photography by Susanah Lor - Poughkeepsie High School's Gay-Straight Alliance - Prephab Parties - Solar Works! - Sts. Francis and Clare Independent Catholic Community - Synthesis of Rondout Valley High School - Synthesis of Wallkill High School - Voices of Diversity