With the support of Rochester Regional Health and a multitude of local, caring churches and organizations, GLOW OUT! will kick off Pride Month with a variety of youth-centered events on June 1 in Batavia.įestivities begin at 3:30 pm at the Jerome Center’s War Memorial with a youth-created and youth-led Opening Ceremony featuring the Pride Flag being raised to Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and hearing from youth what Pride means to them. Protestors clearly demonstrated their message, and demanded the establishment of places where LGBT+ people could go and be open about their sexual orientation without fear of arrest.īatavia will be one of the numerous backdrops for Pride concerts, festivals, parades and other celebratory activities. Johnson, leading the movement to continue over six days with protests and clashes. Among the many leaders of the riots was a black, trans, bisexual woman, Marsha P. The raid resulted in bar patrons, staff, and neighborhood residents rioting onto Christopher Street outside, the website states. Some 15 vendors and an estimated 600 participants are expected for the event, according to the organizer, GLOW OUT President Gregory Hallock.Īccording to, Pride Month is celebrated every June as a tribute to those who were involved in the Stonewall Riots. On a hot summer’s night in New York on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village. June 11 at Batavia City Centre parking lot. Just a few days later is to be the GLOW OUT parade and festival, from 11 a.m. It begins on Richmond Avenue in front of Centennial Park and winds around Bank and Ross streets, Washington and Ellicott avenues and back to Centennial. Next up is a GLOW OUT 5K Run and Celebration that begins and ends at Centennial Park.
Next was a LGBTQ youth support group at GO Art! to provide a “safe space to share challenges and triumphs, meet new friends and get ready for Pride.” Later in the evening, there was a “big, fabulous” block party at First Presbyterian Church, accented with an ice cream chill truck, rock painting, tie-dying and other assorted family activities. The day began with an opening ceremony of a Pride flag at Jerome Center’s War Memorial and youth sharing what pride means to them. Wednesday was a busy day as a prelude to Pride Month, and it was filled with several youth-focused events at sites throughout Batavia. Turnbull Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration.The Red Osier Landmark Restaurant, Stafford.Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc.Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service Inc.Bill Fox and Son Construction & Remodeling.Batavia Redemption Center, Eastown Beverages.