2023 Pride Parade

Sheila and I walked in our first Pride parade in order to demonstrate our support for our beloved friends, relatives, former students, and others who, due to their sexual orientation, are under attack right now by resurgent right-wing extremists.

 

We walked from the City Hall down Broad Street to the confluence of the rivers.

Sheila's rainbow umbrella was a perfect accessory for the walk.

I was please that the several hundred folks in the parade had an enthusiastic audience all along the route.

Two different folks asked Sheila and me to pose for pictures of our "Turn Your Back On Hate" shirts.

The parade continued across the Robert Redden foot bridge to...

... the Pride festival grounds at Heritage Park.

I was very pleased at the large turnout and the many former students, fellow teachers, fellow church members, and other friends we saw along the way.