Essex Pride kicks off June’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month [Video]

THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 6 O’CLOCK. I’M AMANDA MARTIN-RYAN. THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND ITS ALLIES CELEBRATED THE START OF PRIDE MONTH TODAY IN ESSEX JUNCTION. HUNDREDS TURNED OUT FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL ESSEX PRIDE IN MAPLE STREET PARK. THERE WERE PERFORMANCES, FOOD TRUCKS, A FIELD FEATURING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, A SPEECH FROM BURLINGTON MAYOR EMMA MULVANEY- STANAK, AND MORE. ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENT GREW OVER LAST YEAR- AND BASED ON THE ENTHUSIASM, THEY PLAN TO KEEP DESIGNING INCLUSIVE CELEBRATIONS… OFFERING A MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE BELONGS IN VERMONT. <“MY MESSAGE FOR VERMONTERS IS WE LOVE YOU, WE SEE YOU, YOU ARE HERE, YOU ARE WELCOME, AND YOU HAVE A HOME HERE.