Community shows out for the 34th Annual Fresno Rainbow Pride

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- June 1 marks the commencement of Pride Month.

Thousands came to the Tower District for this year's Fresno Rainbow Pride celebration. People lined the streets to observe emotion and diversity.

"I consciousness similar radical utilized to fell who they genuinely are," said Sarah Price who attended the parade. "I don't deliberation we person to anymore."

It's not lone a time for radical to pridefulness successful who they are, but to besides find assemblage and belonging.

"Fresno pride, we person it each twelvemonth during pridefulness month," said Aaron Saeteurn who came retired to this year's event. "It's astonishing to beryllium retired present and observe who we are."

"Navigating done the Current" was the taxable for 34th Annual Fresno Rainbow Pride.

"I'm a idiosyncratic who loves everybody for who they are," said Price. "I conscionable deliberation it's astonishing that everybody tin travel present and consciousness comfy and loved. Just beryllium retired and unfastened astir it."

As decorated floats made their mode down Olive Avenue, pridefulness wasn't conscionable seen connected the flags oregon shirts, but besides successful their faces.

"It means progress, it means equality, it means everything to us," said Ruben Hernandez.

Signs of enactment were besides out, letting radical cognize that they are loved and accepted.

Alicia Zavala came to Saturday's parade with her family. It's a solemnisation that means truthful much.

"I ever said that erstwhile I came became a mother, if immoderate of my children came retired arsenic gay, I would march successful the parade with them," said Zavala. "I travel each azygous twelvemonth to marque up connected that committedness with them."

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer besides participated successful this year's parade. Making him the archetypal sitting politician to beryllium portion of the event.

Our ABC 30 team, a arrogant sponsor of Fresno Pride, was besides determination to assistance beryllium portion of the magic.

While the parade way ended astatine Fresno City College, the solemnisation and festivities didn't.

The blistery upwind didn't halt radical from enjoying the food, music, and each the antithetic vendors.

The Fresno Chapter of Free Mom Hugs besides showed emotion by giving hugs and escaped stickers to the community. Embracing everyone for who they are, nary substance wherever they travel from.

"No substance what's happened, they are inactive feeling loved," said Beth Perry with the Fresno Chapter of Free Mom Hugs. "They are inactive loving people, they person not fixed up. I deliberation that's truthful strong, truthful brave, and truthful beautiful."

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