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Hollywood Takes Pride
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Hollywood Takes Pride
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By Beverly Perkins
ust last month the world celebrated
Pride Month. The symbolic month
Jencourages the world’s LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) communities to come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. These gatherings are to empower and give a voice to those that have struggled to overcome prejudice. Pride events are created to embrace everyone who feels like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream and inspire straight people to support and join too.
Without hesitation, The City of Hollywood showed their support and acceptance. Mayor Josh Levy along with Hollywood Commissioners joined members of the Hollywood LGBTQ+ Council by raising a special flag at City Hall.
“We are here to celebrate Pride Month here in the City of Hollywood and speaking for myself and on behalf of the City Commission, we celebrate all the diversity of our City. Whether it’s race, ethnic background, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation we are here to celebrate what makes us a City,” proudly stated Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy.
In addition to remarks by Mayor Levy and Council President Todd Delmay, singer/ songwriter, and Season 3 “The Voice” contestant, Joselyn Rivera, performed “Over the Rainbow” A cappella as the flag was raised.
“The idea of having a Pride Flag fly in Hollywood was something wonderful. Hollywood was the first City in Florida to fly this particular pride flag and what I love about that is Hollywood is showing that it can be a leader on these issues. It can be the City that shows everyone else what it means to be an open, diverse and welcoming community,” exclaimed Hollywood LGBTQ+ Council President Todd Delmay.
The Progress Pride flag, donated by the Council, flew proudly over Hollywood City Hall during June as a symbol of the open and diverse community that is Hollywood. The Progress Pride flag featured the traditional rainbow colors, but also included a chevron with black and brown to represent queer people of color, and pink, blue, and white to represent those of trans and/or non-binary experience.
“While the Pride Flag in any form is a celebration of every color and shade of the human experience, it is not yet a celebration of full equality. Rather, it is also a reminder that we are still called to work together until everyone is equal,” added Delmay.
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