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The Pride flag will fly at the Bucks County Administration building throughout the month of June. (Shutterstock)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA Every June, LGBTQ+ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.
While most in-person Pride events were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parades and other celebrations are returning this month to Doylestown, New Hope and other communities in Bucks County.
On June 2, representatives from The Rainbow Room joined Bucks County Commissioners Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie, Projects and Diversity Officer Bernard Griggs and numerous other county officials for a ceremonial raising of the rainbow Pride flag, which will be displayed through the month of June.
Kevin Riley was working security at the Willow Grove Park Mall. He didn t know what he wanted to do in life,. He just needed a job.
The Cheltenham native got to know many of the Abington police officers who frequented the mall as part of their daily patrols. He saw how they interacted with the kids. How they knew a lot of them by name.
“I ve seen the impact a lot of the officers had on the community, he said. Policing’s not just about kicking in doors. It is about community relations.
Several years later, Riley is a Bucks County Park Ranger and a part-time officer in Bristol Borough. He is the only Black officer on the borough s force, and one of just a few in the county.