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Murray Pride, LLC – founded in April – is planning a slew of family friendly and adults-only activities over the next three days. A western Kentucky LGBTQIA+ group is hosting its first Pride festivities in Murray this weekend.
WKMS Residents from Murray and other nearby communities begin the Pride parade by Murray State University s campus on Saturday.
More than two hundred people gathered in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park Saturday to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.
The parade started by Murray State University’s campus and went through neighborhood streets, with many waving flags representing various parts of the LGBTQ community and holding up signs with phrases including “Trans Rights Are Human Rights.”
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Community members are organizing a Pride parade and picnic in Murray later this month. A release by the organizers Monday states the LGBTQ community and allies in the city and surrounding areas are invited to celebrate Pride month in an inclusive, queer and family-friendly space.
The starting point for the parade on June 26 will be at the gates on Murray State University’s campus, located at the corner of Olive Street and 15th Street, and will end with a picnic at Chestnut Park on Payne Street. The parade portion of the event is set to begin at 4 p.m. CST, and the picnic portion is set to end at 8 p.m. CST, according to the release.