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From YouTube: Pride Month Flag Raising over City Hall 2022
Description
Mayor Quinton Lucas was joined by elected officials and LGBTQ+ representatives during a Pride flag raising ceremony.
A
Okay,
hi
everyone,
my
name
is
chris
hernandez.
I
am
the
communications
director
for
the
city
of
kansas
city
missouri
and
I'm
excited
to
emcee
this
little
event
we're
going
to
have
for
you
today.
So
I
want
to
just
start
out
by
saying
happy
pride
month.
Everyone,
as
many
of
you
may
know
when
the
city
manager,
the
entire
corps
of
assistant
city
managers
and
all
of
us
who
work
here
at
city
hall,
really
support
equality
in
all
forms
across
our
city.
A
We
have
a
full
team
of
directors
and
the
city
manager
who
fully
believe
not
just
in
equality
for
all,
but
really
making
that
a
part
of
what
we
do
day
in
and
day
out,
so
that
people
can
come
to
work
and
be
their
full,
authentic
selves
and
that
just
helps
us
do
our
job
better.
So
that's.
Why
we're
here
today
to
celebrate
pride
month,
and
I
want
to
start
with
some
of
our
elected
officials
from
the
first
district
at
large
kevin
o'neil.
B
I
guess
they
put
the
old
guy
first,
so
I'm
66
years
old
and
one
of
the
great
things
that
I've
been
able
to
witness
over
the
course
of
my
years
on
this
planet
is
the
fact
that
equality
has
gotten
better
and
better
every
year,
and
I'm
so
proud
of
the
fact
that
this
council
has
passed
ordinances
that
significantly
help
equality
in
our
city,
and
I
will
continue
to
support
that
as
far
as
we
go
as
far
as
we
can
go.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
C
C
C
A
Okay,
I
want
to
follow
up
on
one
thing
that
council
member
boo
mentioned
in
terms
of
some
of
the
policies.
Some
of
those
are
things
that
have
been
enacted
at
the
city
council
level
and
other
things
are
things
we
are
just
doing
as
an
organization
that
the
city
manager
can
do
simply
by
taking
actions
within
his
purview.
A
And
one
great
example
is
that
this
year
for
city
employees,
we
have
added
to
our
health
care
plans,
gender
affirming
healthcare,
and
that
is
just
one
of
the
little
tweaks
that
we
were
able
to
make
with
no
real
extra
cost,
but
just
to
make
people
feel
valued
and
welcome
in
this
workplace.
Another
part
of
that
is
the
idea
that
we
now
have
a
employee
group
called
kc,
proud,
and
that
is
for
all
employees,
but
specifically
to
help
support
those
in
the
lgbtq
community
who
work
here
at
city
hall.
A
D
As
you
said,
my
name
is
mike
shuckman,
I'm
the
leader
of
our
casey,
proud
employee
resource
group.
Over
the
past
few
months,
we've
been
trying
to
reorganize
and
promote
the
group
within
the
city,
get
more
people
involved.
We
have
events
such
as
happy
hours,
we're
doing
a
pride
night
at
casey,
curran's
next
home
match
so
that'll
be
a
really
fun
event
and
then
helping
organize
events
like
this
that
promote
diversity
and
inclusion
and
representation
throughout
the
city.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor,
the
council
and
everyone
here
at
the
city.
D
I've
only
been
here
for
eight
months
as
a
city
employee,
and
I
can
say,
I've
never
felt
more
welcome
and
accepted
at
any
place.
I've
ever
worked,
so
this
is
a
great
organization,
a
great
city
to
work
for,
and
I
encourage
people
to
look
into
that.
If
you
want
a
place
where
you
feel
welcomed
and
empowered
to
be
your
true
self
look
at
the
city,
because
this
city
is
doing
amazing
things,
and
I
hope
that
we
continue
to
do
these
well
into
the
future.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
A
So
we
will
have
members
of
our
hr
staff,
our
fire
department
and
other
departments
there
at
the
pride
fest
coming
up
next
weekend
to
talk
to
people
about
why
it's
great
to
work
at
the
city
and
why
it's
a
place
where
you
can
come
and
be
feel
like.
You
have
brought
your
entire
self
to
work.
So
we
have
that
plus
the
pride
parade
that
is
coming
up
on
the
11th.
We
will
have
a
float
with
a
lot
of
these
folks,
we'll
be
there
as
well
as
the
council,
members
and
the
mayor.
A
So
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
fun.
So
just
we
are
fully
participating
in
pride
month
activities,
and
next
you
heard
the
council
member
mentioned
the
creation
of
the
lgbtq
commission.
So
these
are
folks
in
the
community
who
are
advisors
to
the
council
and
the
mayor
and
our
city
staff
on
what
policies
should
we
have?
What
are
the
things
we
should
be
doing
to
support
the
community,
our
residents,
our
employees,
and
so
these
are
all
folks
who
have
been
appointed
to
these
positions
by
the
different
council
members
and
the
mayor's
office.
E
Hello
everyone
good
morning
my
name
is
erin
denaz,
my
pronouns
are
xx.
I
use
neo
pronouns
and
I
can
absolutely
teach
you
about
those
if
you
need
them.
I
am
here
on
the
second
flag,
raising
and
honestly
I'm
excited,
but
I
could
do
with
a
little
bit
more
with
all
due
respect
to
everyone
watching
and
everyone
listening.
Everyone
who
is
here
with
us
in
spirit
the
the
least
is
not
enough
anymore.
You
are
your
best
is
not
enough
anymore.
We
are
dying
out
here.
Pride
started
as
a
protest.
E
It
started
as
a
riot
and
now
it
has
been
sort
of
transformed
into
a
baseless
celebration
and
right
now,
as
we
are
all
gathered
here
on
this
rooftop,
and
we
are
eagerly
awaiting
with
smiles
on
our
faces
to
watch
our
pride
flag
fly
over
the
city.
There
are
countless
multi-marginalized
people
who
also
belong
in
the
queer
community
who
are
working
and
who
are
dying
and
who
are
very
very
much
in
need
of
your
support
beyond
wearing
rainbows
and
beyond
wearing
pins.
E
During
the
month
of
june,
we
have
so
many
different
companies,
so
many
different
corporations,
who
are
very
much
invested
in
our
parties,
very
much
invested
in
our
celebrations,
but
are
not
invested
in
our
lives
outside
of
june.
We
have
parties,
we
have
celebrations.
We
have
all
these
things,
that
sort
of
encompass
the
life
and
death
of
what
it
means
to
be
lgbtq.
E
There
are
very
many
struggles,
very
many
obstacles
that
we
don't
necessarily
get
to
talk
about
because
they
are
sort
of
swept
into
the
mainstream
of
what
it
means
to
be
proud,
but
pride
also
includes
sacrifice,
and
a
lot
of
us,
the
commission
included,
are
sacrificing
our
efforts
sacrificing
our
time,
sacrificing
our
identities
to
be
here
and
to
continue
this
fight
for
everyone
to
be
included
growing
up
as
a
a
kansas
city
native
and
be
a
black
queer,
kansas
city
native.
There
are
things
here
that
have
absolutely
changed
over
the
years.
E
We
have
so
many
supporters
in
areas
that
don't
necessarily
know
how
to
reach
out
to
us,
which
is
why
the
commission
is
here.
We
are
here
to
sort
of
be
a
placeholder
and
to
sort
of
be
a
a
unified
front
for
all
members
of
our
community
to
come
and
talk
to
us
and
to
figure
out
how
to
be
included
in
the
things
that
we
do.
E
We
can
help
you
learn
how
to
find
housing.
We
can
help
you
learn
how
to
connect
with
other
organizations.
We
can
help.
You
learn
how
to
connect
with
other
individuals
in
your
community
to
help
you
ensure
your
survival
and
your
joy.
Your
radical
joy
is
important
in
pride
and
we
can
help
you
find
those
things
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
and
gathering
with
us.
I
want
you
all
to
think
about
the
words
that
I
shared
in
that
pride
goes
beyond
june.
Pride
goes
beyond
a
celebration.
E
F
Well,
hi,
everybody.
I
am
clint
lucas,
the
mayor
of
kansas
city.
It
is
always
an
honor
to
be
with
each
of
you,
it's
an
honor,
even
more
so
to
celebrate
pride.
I
have
a
few
official
things
to
say,
but
I'm
going
to
start
with
this.
Actually,
my
mother
helps
watch
my
child
some
morning.
So
this
morning
I
was
talking
to
my
mother
and
she
had
mentored
this
young
man
who
just
went
off
to
college.
He
came
back
home
and
he
told
his
parents.
F
He
was
gay
and
the
response
that
the
young
man
reported
to
my
mother
heard
him.
His
father
said.
Oh
you
just
don't
know
you
need
to
talk
to
more
people.
You
need
to
go
to
therapy.
You
need
to
think
about
any
number
of
these
other
things
this
morning
this
morning
in
kansas
city
in
2022,
and
so
people
always
ask
us.
Why
do
we
have
pride?
Why
do
we
make
sure
that
we
celebrate
our
community?
Why
do
we
make
sure
that
there
are
opportunities
for
folks
to
truly
be
themselves?
F
It's
for
kids
like
him.
It's
for
people
like
him,
it's
for
people
who
aren't
just
in
kansas
city
but
from
all
around
our
region,
all
around
our
country,
who
will
see
this
flag
and
know
that
in
this
spot
of
missouri
and
this
spot
of
middle
of
america,
they're
respected
they're
appreciated
and
they
can
be
themselves.
F
This
is
why
we
do
pride.
This
is
why
we
recognize
pride.
This
is
why,
for
not
just
this
month,
but
every
day
at
kansas
city
government,
we
do
all
we
can
to
tell
everyone
that
you
are
welcome.
We
love
you,
we
respect
you
as
you
are.
We
appreciate
you
and
honestly.
We
appreciate
everyone
a
few
things.
I
want
to
note
that
this
city
has
done
and
when
I
say
the
city,
it's
asked
a
lot.
F
This
year,
kansas
city
received
a
perfect
score
on
its
human
relations.
Our
human
rights
campaign
annual
melissa
municipal
equality
index
this
one-
I
never
read-
I'm
a
much
better
talker.
Without
this
I
turn
into
kevin
o'neill
and
actually
read
stuff,
but
a
perfect
score,
and
what
does
that
recognize?
It
recognizes
that
in
2021,
the
city
council
passed
an
ordinance
protecting
youth
from
conversion
therapy.
It
created
a
chief
equity
officer
position
in
city
government.
We
passed
new
policies
and
supportive
resources
for
lgbtq
plus
businesses,
and
we
included-
and
this
is
a
big
deal.
F
We
included
gender
affirming
treatments
and
procedures
in
our
employee
health
care
plans,
but
there's
more
each
and
every
day,
city,
officials
and
city
staff,
whether
it
be
in
the
health
department,
public
works,
city,
council
and
so
many
others
stand
up
for
all
types
of
communities
create
opportunities
in
kansas
city,
where
a
young
man
or
a
young
woman
or
a
young.
Anyone
who
comes
and
says
I
want
to
be
appreciated,
I
want
to
be
respected,
knows
that
they
will
be
here
in
kansas
city.
F
We
need
to
keep
fighting,
we
need
to
keep
pushing,
we
won't
be
the
place
we
need
to
be
till.
Every
person
is
able
to
reach
their
full
potential
in
kansas
city
and
by
reaching
their
full
potential
potential.
We
say
that
they
get
to
be
themselves,
they
get
to
express
themselves,
they
get
to
be
someone
that
kansas
city
makes
more
opportunities
for
each
and
every
day.
I
am
so
glad
that
we're
doing
this
I'll
wrap
real
soon,
but
let
me
just
tell
y'all
something
different.
F
Maybe
chris-
and
I
have
talked
about
this
or
something
like
this-
this
is
not
normal
for
governments.
This
is
not
something
that
has
always
been
done.
A
lot
of
us,
who
are
still
at
least
think
we're
young,
have
seen
a
dramatic
change
and
the
way
the
world
is
in
just
a
few
years.
We
need
to
keep
fighting
and
pushing
for
it.
We've
seen
that
rights
can
go
the
other
direction,
we've
seen
that
we
have
to
keep
fighting.