By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
June 15, 2021
Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
Four of the six major Boston mayoral candidates participated in a forum sponsored by Boston Pride.
Four mayoral candidates joined the Boston Pride Mayoral Forum on Monday, highlighting LGBTQ policy priorities ahead of the Sept. 14 preliminary.
The candidates who participated in the panel included John Barros, who served as City Hall’s economic development chief, state Rep. Jon Santiago, and City Councillors At-Large Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu. The forum was moderated by NBC10 Boston’s Sue O’Connell.
Recent allegations against the organization Boston Pride, which sponsored the forum, overshadowed candidates’ policy pitches. Fledgling organization Trans Resistance mobilized to boycott Boston Pride for a second year, demanding an overhaul of the organization’s board of directors and alleging the nonprofit hasn’t done enough to support the Black Lives Matter moveme