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From YouTube: Boston Pride Flag Raising 2018
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Boston Pride members, community leaders, and elected officials kick off pride week celebrating the Boston LGBTQ+ community with a ceremonial Pride Flag raising on City Hall Plaza.
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But,
as
we've
seen
this
year,
our
nation
is
at
a
crossroads.
We
are
being
faced
with
a
choice:
will
we
accept
and
normalize
ignorant
and
intolerance,
or
we
will?
We
continue
to
love
thy
neighbor
and
support
one
another
I
know
I
speak
for
everyone
up
here
when
I
say
Boston
will
continue
to
be
a
safe
haven
for
those
who
are
marginalized
for
those
who
just
want
to
be
who
they
are,
and
we
will
continue
to
be
a
city
that
values
and
supports
everyone.
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A
Whereas
the
Boston
pride
committee
has
been
a
strong
advocate
and
support
supporter
of
gay,
lesbian,
bisexual,
transgender
and
queer
communities
throughout
New
England,
and
it's
celebrating
Boston
pride
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
whereas
the
city
of
Boston
is
honored
to
welcome
members
of
the
LGBTQ
community
and
their
allies
to
celebrate
48
years
of
Boston
pride.
And
whereas
this
theme
for
this
year's
Boston
pride
is
rainbow
resistance,
which
is
meant
to
recognize
and
support.
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The
continued
fight
for
all
identities
within
our
very
diverse
community
and
Boston
pride
is
an
organization
that
stands
with
all
people
who
are
struggling
for
basic
rights,
acceptance,
visibility,
safety,
acknowledgement
and
equitability,
and
whereas
the
city
of
Boston
would
like
to
thank
the
Board
of
Directors,
the
committee
chairs
and
all
of
the
volunteers
for
your
continued
support
and
commitment
to
the
mission
of
Boston
pride
over
the
past
48
years
now.
Therefore,
I
Martin,
J
Walsh,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
to
hereby
proclaim
Friday
June
1st
to
Sunday
June
10th
to
be
Boston.
C
Good
afternoon,
everyone-
and
thank
you
for
coming
for
this
kickoff
of
Pride
Week
I'm
here
technically,
to
speak
to
you
about
the
theme
for
this
year's
pride,
which
is
rainbow
resistance,
and
we
really
want
everyone
am
I
too
loud.
We
really
want
everyone
to
embody
this
theme
this
year.
When
you
participate
in
Pride.
It
is
a
call
for
the
community
to
be
united
and
to
stand
up
face
the
discriminations
that
many
many
still
in
our
communities
are
facing.
C
We
are
still
48
lei
year,
48
years
later,
we're
still
marching
we're
still
raising
the
flag,
we're
still
fighting
for
visibility
for
equal
rights.
We
need
everybody
to
be
part
of
that
fight.
You've
seen
the
divisive,
nip
that's
coming
out
of
Washington.
We
can't
stand
for
this
anymore
and
that's
why
we
have
a
celebration.
That's
why
we
have
over
50
events,
all
kinds
of
events,
dance
parties.
We
have
a
parade,
we
have
a
festival,
we
have
a
political
forum
where
we
talk
about
issues.
C
We
have
a
number
of
things
for
every
segment
of
our
community
and
the
reason
we
do
all
of
this.
It
is
because
pride
is
for
everybody,
and
only
when
we
are
all
united
and
together
to
resist
the
backwards
policies
that
are
coming
out
of
Washington
and
of
this
White
House.
That
is
currently
really
fighting
against
us
and
against
our
rights.
Then
only
then
can
we
actually
get
the
progress
that
our
community
deserves,
get
the
equal
rights
that
every
single
one
of
you
here
today
actually
deserves.
So
I
really
encourage
you
to
embody
rainbow
resistance.
C
Ask
yourselves
today
and
throughout
the
week.
How
can
you
resist
and
how
can
you
be
part
of
the
celebration
and
show
that
resistance
throughout
Pride
Week
Pride
Month
all
of
June
this
summer
and
for
the
rest
of
the
year?
Thank
you.
Everybody!
Thank
you
to
all
of
the
representatives
here,
all
the
elected
officials.
Thank
you,
the
pride
committee
for
doing
this
work.
It's
a
thankless
job,
it's
a
lot
of
work,
but
it's
the
fight
is
well
worth
it.
Thank
you.
Everybody
thank.
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D
This
isn't
something
that's
gonna
end
today
or
tomorrow
or
the
day
after
tomorrow,
but
as
people
have
said
many
times,
the
arc
of
justice
Bend
slowly,
but
it
bends
in
the
right
direction
and
to
all
those
of
you,
who've,
been
part
of
this
particular
celebration
for
a
very
long
time.
I
would
just
say
to
all
of
you
thank
you
for
leading
the
charge
and
leading
the
way
and
to
all
of
those
of
you
who
are
here
for
the
first
time
or
the
second
time
or
the
third
time.
D
I
would
just
say
this
is
a
part
of
Boston.
This
is
a
part
of
the
Commonwealth.
This
is
how
we
roll
and
I,
certainly
hope
you
all
have
an
opportunity
to
take
advantage
of
the
events
of
this
week,
but,
most
importantly,
I
hope.
You
carry
that
message
of
unity
and
strength
and
pride
forward.
Always
congratulations
enjoy
the
day
enjoy
the
weather
enjoy
the
week.
Thank
you.
E
Afternoon,
everyone
just
want
to
go
through
some
of
the
highlights
for
this
week
as
we
launch
about
50-60
events
for
the
week
so
tonight,
inaugural
event,
which
is
the
family
movie
night,
which
will
be
at
Boston
Common.
This
is
our
first
attempt
at
this
event.
We've
got
good
old
Ferdinand,
the
movie
so
come
on
down,
enjoy
it
it'll
start
at
7:30
and
as
soon
as
it
gets
dark
enough.
We'll
start
the
movie
tomorrow
night
tomorrow
is
Pride
Day
at
Faneuil
Hall,
second
time
that
will
having
the
high-heeled.
E
This
is
a
wonderful
event
last
year,
so
come
on
down
and
try
that
run
on
your
high
heels.
It
really
is
a
sight
to
be
seen
pride
night
at
the
revolution
also,
tomorrow
night,
then
on
Sunday
we
have
the
AIDS
Walk
and
then
we
also
have
the
pride
remembrance
from
Memorial,
which
is
going
to
be
taking
place
here
at
the
gardens
of
peace.
So
please
join
us.
Monday
are
very
important.
The
political
forum,
as
we
talk
about
the
very
passionate
and
hot
topic
of
the
transgender
forum,
so
please
come
and
join
us
at
that
event.
E
E
E
A
F
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Mason
Dunn
I
am
the
proud
co-chair
of
the
freedom
for
all
Massachusetts
campaign,
as
well
as
executive
director
of
the
Massachusetts
transgender
political
Coalition.
I
want
to
quickly
thank
the
mayor
as
well
as
the
many
elected
officials
who
came
out
today
to
celebrate
the
flag-raising
and
celebrate
the
beginning
of
Pride.
F
Sadly,
that
legislative
win
was
soon
undercut
by
our
opposition,
who
gathered
enough
signatures
to
now
put
that
law
up
for
a
referendum,
but
a
vote
on
the
ballot.
This
November
make
no
mistake.
We
must
win
this
vote
in
November
for
our
community
here
and
all
those
in
the
u.s.
who
are
watching
us
now.
F
I
think
daily
about
the
message
that
this
vote
is
sending
I,
think
about
trans
youth,
who
will
be
growing
up
to
see
their
identities,
questioned,
slandered
and
demonized
I
think
about
our
non-binary
siblings,
who
will
see
attempts
to
invalidate
their
identities
and
existence,
I?
Think
about
trans
women,
particularly
trans
women,
of
color,
who
already
face
disproportionate
levels
of
violence,
discrimination
and
bias
in
our
world
trans
women
who
will
be
misgendered
and
disrespected
on
the
Front's
of
our
newspapers
and
media.
F
F
It
is
our
job
today
and
forevermore
to
carry
that
spirit
forward,
to
declare
that
our
communities
will
not
tolerate
a
rollback
on
our
rights
to
stand
in
the
very
public
places
that
they
are
trying
to
take
from
us
and
say
we
will
not
be
moved.
We
belong
here.
We
belong
in
this
Plaza,
we
belong
in
City
Hall
and
we
belong
in
the
very
streets
that
we
will
march
on
in
just
over
one
week.
F
Our
pride
and
our
dignity
is
not
up
for
a
vote,
but
it
will
take
every
one
of
us
to
make
sure
that
we
win
this
week.
We
celebrate
we
honor
our
history.
We
lift
one
another
up
in
joy,
then,
when
we
wash
away
the
rainbows
and
the
glitter
on
June
11th
Monday,
then
we
get
to
work
for
our
communities,
for
our
rights
and
for
our
future.
Thank
you.
A
G
Happy
Pride
Week
everyone,
I'm
Jojo
Giulio,
as
a
lifelong
LGBT
activist,
educator
and
scholar,
no
doubt
being
elected
marshal
of
the
280
to
2018
Pride
Parade
is
an
enormous
honor.
I
love
this
year's
theme
rainbow
resistance,
I'm
a
I'm,
a
I'm,
a
theorist
so
in
my
little
theorist
mind
I
think
inter
intersectional
resistance,
I
just
translated
to
intersectional
resistance.
I
hear
a
lot
of
queer
radicals
say
that
the
first
Pride
Parade
was
a
riot.
G
Well,
that's
not
exactly
accurate,
but
it
is
true
that
the
1969
Stonewall
riots
gave
birth
to
the
gay
liberation
movement,
which
was
much
more
radical
than
some
of
our
LGBTQ
politics
of
today.
The
main
tenets
of
the
gay
liberation
movement
was
that
we
are
all
oppressed
until
the
least
of
us
is
free.
G
G
G
G
G
A
H
Good
afternoon,
everyone
for
those
who
knew
Gordon
burns,
you
knew
that
he
didn't
sit
down.
He
kept
pushing.
Why?
Because
seniors
weren't
visible
here
many
years
ago,
and
he
dragged
us
with
him.
He
came
to
the
pride
committee
and
he
told
the
pride
committee.
You
will
deal
with
seniors
and
so
we're
happy
to
be
back
if
you
knew
good
and
you
know
how
until
he
could
be-
and
even
today,
even
though
he's
not
here
with
us
today,
he
is
here
with
us.
Thank
you
for
honoring
Gordon
and
taking
him
on
the
parade
thanks
very
much.
A
Thank
You
Eddie.
We
had
hoped
that
a
Judas,
Lee
wife
of
the
late
and
great
Edie
Windsor
could
be
here
today,
but
unfortunately
she
couldn't,
but
there
is
a
fantastic
biography
of
Edie
in
the
pride
guide,
so
I
hope
that
you
will
read
up
on
her
and
all
that
she's
done
for
our
community
and
with
that
we
are
going
to
start
and
raise
the
flag
again.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
today.