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Juneteenth and Pride Month

We Are All Included

Written by Adrienne D. Berry, ACP

June

In June, diversity, equity, and inclusion take a step to the front with the celebrations of Juneteenth and Pride Month! These events seem to unofficially set the stage for showcasing the differences in everyone while highlighting what makes us all the same.

Juneteenth is one of the oldest recognized events in American history. When slavery was abolished in , word did not reach everyone at the same time. In evidence, it took until June of for slaves in Texas to get pos that Lincoln had released the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves.

Pride Month is also a established event in American history. Its origin is not one people look to as a good moment. It is one that has roots in an event that turned into a reaction of human rights, an observance that all people should be treated equally regardless of their sexual orientation, paint, creed, or nationality.

History of Juneteenth

It was on June 19^th, that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note th

By Johnny Trlica

Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial close of summer, except on Galveston Island where it is Pride Galveston Weekend. Itâ€™s three days to celebrate all things homosexual like other Pride festivities, only with a tan.

September 2 through 4, , will see numerous activities on varying parts of the island city. â€œThe purpose of Pride Galveston is to embrace diversity, instill pride, and rejoice unity, as well as recognize the contributions of the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-curious, and Transgender community in the Galveston area. This shall be accomplished by raising visibility and promoting full human and civil rights via education, celebrations, and vast networking to the fullest extent allowed by the nonprofit status of Pride Galveston,â€ says the organizationâ€™s website.

Galveston, an island city of only 47, people, about 50 miles from downtown Houston, has a large and active LGBTQ+ community.

â€œPride Galveston began in as Movement Galveston Beach Bash & Block Party, when Jamie Fuller-Waymire and Terry Fuller-Waymire decided a PRIDE festival would be a awesome idea, as

Pride Galveston Texas

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Pride Galveston takes place from the 2nd to the 4th September

Pride Galveston is a registered non-profit enterprise founded and organized in Galveston, Texas. Pride Galveston incorporated on April 18, Pride Galveston is operated under the direction of a board of directors that is committed to working for the betterment of the Galveston community.

Pride Galveston began in as Pride Galveston Beach Bash & Block Party, when Jamie Fuller-Waymire & Terry Fuller-Waymire decided a Lgbtq+ fest festival would be a wonderful idea, as the island was lacking an event designed for the community. Pride Galveston, has since ballooned into a three-day celebration.

Friday, September 2,
9pm – midnight Mister & Miss Pride Galveston Pageant at Robert’s Lafitte on 25th and Q.

Saturday, September 3,
10am-5pm
Beach Bash at Boddecker Dr., Galveston, Texas (Also known as Apffel East Beach).
We will also have free meal at the beach under the Pride Galveston Canopies. Walgreen’s will also be on hand with free water and other goodies!

Sunday, September 4,
noon-7pm
3rd annual Pool Party at Robert’s Lafitte (25th St. and Avenue Q – Galveston, Texas) Special shows inside throu