Pride in the Park

For the LGBTQ community and its allies, June is a time of celebration and commemoration. Known as Pride Month, the annual observance sees rallies and events in cities worldwide, including Soldotna.

June is Pride Month, a time of celebration for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Elliot Wilson, Joe Spady, Ray Lee and Leslie Byrd joined us ahead of Pride to talk about what the month means to them, the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in media, their thoughts on the word "queer," and how faith and identity intersect in their lives.

The ordinance was part of a trio of proposed changes to park and city policies — the latest in a months-long response to a drag performance at Soldotna Pride in the Park last summer.

Many at Wednesday’s meeting said they were concerned about the appropriateness of a June drag performance at a city park. Soldotna's city attorney said in response that the city cannot, in advance, ban any constitutionally protected activity from a public space.

June is Pride Month. Here's how some are celebrating on the central Kenai Peninsula.

June is Pride Month — a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate love and identity and commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which in part…

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