Post by Logan on Jun 12, 2016 21:20:29 GMT -6
Large crowd on hand for suburban metro's inaugural Pride event
A somber feeling cast a shadow Sunday afternoon on the metro’s first suburban Pride event.
About 2,000 people attended the inaugural Golden Valley Pride festival held at Brookview Park, and many expressed condolences for the victims of an overnight mass shooting that killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
“Their death will not be in vain,” said Golden Valley Mayor Shep Harris during the event’s kickoff.
Supporters said that, if anything, the mass shooting demonstrated the need for events such as Sunday’s.
Read more: www.startribune.com/large-crowd-on-hand-for-suburban-metro-s-inaugural-pride-event/382631561/
A somber feeling cast a shadow Sunday afternoon on the metro’s first suburban Pride event.
About 2,000 people attended the inaugural Golden Valley Pride festival held at Brookview Park, and many expressed condolences for the victims of an overnight mass shooting that killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
“Their death will not be in vain,” said Golden Valley Mayor Shep Harris during the event’s kickoff.
Supporters said that, if anything, the mass shooting demonstrated the need for events such as Sunday’s.
Read more: www.startribune.com/large-crowd-on-hand-for-suburban-metro-s-inaugural-pride-event/382631561/
