Large crowd celebrates first in-person Hamilton Pride event
Nick Graham | Journal-News staff
The first in-person Hamilton Pride event was held on Saturday, June 5, 2021. It included a parade, a festival and a concert at RiversEdge Amphitheater.
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As the Hamilton Pride festival was happening around him on Saturday afternoon, after a parade that started at Rotary Park and traveled to Marcum Park, Taylor Stone-Welch was asked what it meant to see the large crowd.
âI actually get kind of emotional when I think about hundreds of people, maybe 1,000 people right now, at Marcum Park for a Pride event in Hamilton,â said Stone-Welch, board chairman of Hamilton Pride. âItâs pretty amazing.â
Hamilton Pride Defender Update: Some charges withdrawn, others going to trial An update on the situation of people facing charges for defending Hamilton Pride from a far-right homophobic attack. From the Pride Defender Solidarity Committee, via North Shore Counter Info. The charges against the two defendants that were expected to be withdrawn have been
It has been nearly two years since Hamilton Pride was attacked by white supremacists, homophobes and fundamentalist Christians. Nearly two years have also passed since a group of determined people stood their ground and drove the attackers out of the park. In the aftermath of that bloody event, the Hamilton Police showed their true colours by dedicating their efforts to tracking down and identifying Pride Defenders, while letting all but one of the attackers off the hook (despite having clear video evidence at their disposal). Of the six Pride Defenders initially charged, three of those people are still facing charges today.
A book and a family tree uncover Hamilton s little-known role in gay liberation
Bill Larson s death in the worst fire in New Orleans history is tragically well-documented. But, until several years ago, little was widely known about his life.
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HAMILTON â Bill Larson lived a nearly impossible dream in 1970s New Orleans: He was an openly gay minister.
His death, in the worst fire in that city s history, is tragically well documented. But, until several years ago, little was widely known about his life.
It directly ties the Tri-State to one of the most important moments in gay history.