"The reason these proclamations are really needed still (is) that there are a lot of residents of Chesapeake, there are a lot of children who are in the LGBT community, who don't feel recognized, don't feel like it's OK to be who they are in their city," said Pride in the 'Peake co-founder Jeremy Rodden.
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City and regional officials joined in with the historic past and present on Saturday in Wheatland to celebrate 150 years since the city was incorporated on April 13, 1874.