Seasonal & Holidays
Framingham Celebrates Pride With Flag Raising Ceremony
Framingham officials came together to sign a joint proclamation to declare June 2019 as Pride Month.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham officially declared June to be Pride month in the city, and kicked off the month of festivities with a Pride flag raising ceremony on Saturday. Mayor Yvonne Spicer was joined by School Committee members, legislative representatives and City Councilors to reveal the flag in the Memorial Plaza of City Hall.
Framingham officials came together to sign a joint proclamation to declare June 2019 as Pride Month. In the proclamation, they requested Framingham residents to respect, honor, and recognize the enduring efforts and ongoing contributions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer members of our community.
To continue the celebration, Framingham’s City Hall will be illuminated each week with a different color of the Pride Flag. Framingham lit the front of City Hall with blue lights Wednesday this week. The colors of the lights will change each Wednesday based on the following schedule:
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- June 5: Purple
- June 12: Red
- June 19: Orange
- June 26: Yellow
Check out the officials prideful tweets:
Thank you to @Mayor_Spicer and everyone else who helped put together this fantastic event to celebrate the past, present, and future of the LGBTQ+ rights movement! pic.twitter.com/NYQNJ8L5H7
— Rep. Jack Lewis (@RepJackLewis) June 1, 2019
It's June.. HAPPY PRIDE! #PrideMonth #Pride2019 #loveislove #FraminghamPride @FraminghamPD @RepJackLewis @mariarobinsonMA pic.twitter.com/auhnMguyhf
— City_of_Framingham (@Framingham_MA) June 1, 2019
Mayor M. Yvonne Spicer and @RepJackLewis at Memorial Building celebrating #FraminghamPride #OneFramingham pic.twitter.com/1mCMScv3gx
— City_of_Framingham (@Framingham_MA) June 1, 2019
Great to see the pride of #Framingham out at City Hall to celebrate our diversity and embrace the #LGBTQ community at the start of this #PrideMonth #Pride2019 pic.twitter.com/KRmf7oSegc
— Adam C. Steiner (@adamcsteiner) June 1, 2019
Pride Month offers each of us an opportunity to stand up. To not hide from these challenges. To do our part to tackle them. And to stand up for equality while interacting with mutual respect. #FraminghamPride #PrideMonth2019 pic.twitter.com/HwXUMAUFKH
— Adam Freudberg (@afreudMass) June 1, 2019
A beautiful day for a beautiful reason. #Framingham #Pride flag raising ceremony. pic.twitter.com/ntsVN0knnY
— Maria Robinson (@mariarobinsonMA) June 1, 2019Thank you to @Mayor_Spicer and everyone else who helped put together this fantastic event to celebrate the past, present, and future of the LGBTQ+ rights movement! pic.twitter.com/NYQNJ8L5H7
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