In the coming days, The Center will be supplying a list of other events that were planned by community members to support the annual Pride parade and festival. And for all of us, Cleveland Pride is a confirmation, a validation and a celebration of everything we are as individuals and as a collective community.
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For others of us, Cleveland Pride is the only day each year when our full selves can be realized. For some of us, Cleveland Pride is a first opportunity to be out among our brothers and sisters. We know that and we keenly feel this loss. There is no substitute for an event of this scale. From the tragedy of the Pulse nightclub shooting to the historic passage of a trans nondiscrimination ordinance here in Cleveland to the on-going fight for full LGBTQ rights across the country, this is a time when we desperately need an opportunity to be together and to be visible.Īlthough we have explored every possible avenue to support Cleveland Pride Inc., this cancellation was ultimately not The Center’s decision to make. “We are deeply disappointed in the absence of the Cleveland Pride celebration this year. The Center’s Executive Director, Phyllis Harris, released a statement explaining why: Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬLEVELAND – The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland announced on Thursday that the 2016 Cleveland Pride Parade has been canceled. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.