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Chairwoman DeGise Joins LGBTQ+ Caucus To Raise Pride Flag

All 12 Hudson County municipalities are raising the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag during the month of June.

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Mayor Jimmy Davis, the City Council and Chairwoman Amy DeGise raise the Pride Flag in Bayonne. (Caitlin Mota)
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County Executive Tom DeGise, LGBTQ+ Caucus Co-Chair Dan DeSalvo, HCDO Chairwoman Amy DeGise, and Hoboken Councilman Mike DeFusco, LGBTQ+ Caucus Co-Chair raise the Pride Flag in Jersey City. (Caitlin Mota)
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Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and members of the City Council raise the Pride Flag on Saturday, June 5. (Caitlin Mota)
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North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco and the Board of Commissioners raise the Pride Flag in North Bergen on Friday, June 4. (Caitlin Mota)
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Mayor Rich Turner raises the Pride Flag in Weehawken. (Caitlin Mota)

Press release from Vision Media Marketing:

June 18, 2021

In a show of unity, all 12 Hudson County municipalities will raise the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag during the month of June. The effort, spearheaded by the Hudson County Democratic Organization and the LGBTQ+ Caucus, is being done as part of an effort to display Hudson County as a welcoming and accepting community for everyone, regardless of who they love, the color of their skin or the religion they practice.

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“As our nation continues to rebuild after four years of hateful and divisive rhetoric, the Hudson County Democratic Organization has remained committed to building an organization that embraces the differences that make our county so special,” said HCDO Chairwoman Amy. “We are looking forward to making this an annual tradition where we come together to show our support for the LGBTQ+ community and push for a more inclusive society.”

Bayonne, Guttenberg, Harrison, Secaucus, Weehawken, West New York, and Union City held flag raising ceremonies on Monday, June 8. North Bergen raised its Pride Flag on Friday, June 4 and Hoboken raised the flag on Saturday, June 5. The remaining municipalities have events scheduled for later this month. Hudson County, which was the first County in New Jersey to raise the Pride Flag in 2003, raised its flag on Monday afternoon with County Executive Tom DeGise, Chairwoman Amy DeGise and LGBTQ Caucus Co-Chairs Mike DeFusco and Dan DeSalvo all in attendance.

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I am incredibly proud to see the pride flag raised above every municipality in our county, a first for New Jersey and very likely our country,” said Hoboken Councilman Mike DeFusco, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus. “The flag is not just a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, but of diversity, togetherness and inclusion for all people and this initiative is a testament to the commitment of our county and municipal leaderships to embrace those core values.

This press release was produced by Vision Media Marketing. The views expressed here are the author's own.

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