As you may have heard, a National LGBTQ March on
Washington has been announced
for Sunday, June 11, 2017, the
very same day the North Jersey
Pride Festival would normally
have been held in Maplewood.
After much consideration, reviewing the options, and
getting feedback from community members, we have decided
not to hold our festival as previously scheduled, as we do
not want anyone to have to choose between these two events.
Moreover, things have changed for our community since the
inauguration. The current administration's executive orders
have been chipping away at hard-won LGBTQ rights;
the latest moves to undermine LGBTQ equality include an executive
order revoking key components of a previous order by President
Obama banning federal contractors from discriminating against
LGTBQ employees and an announcement that the U.S. Census
will be dropping sexual orientation and gender identity from
the annual survey and 2020 report, so that LGBTQ members
will no longer have visibility as a unique group.
There are sadly many more such examples, including the choice
of cabinet members by the current administration, most of whom
have a deplorable record on LGBTQ rights.
Therefore, we feel that what our community most needs now is
to stand together in solidarity with hundreds of thousands of other
supporters on the streets of the nation’s capitol, making ourselves
visible, demonstrating our unity, and letting our lawmakers know
we will not give up our rights without a fight.
To that end, we are taking this year’s Pride on the road. NJP will
be organizing busing down to D.C. for the March as well as a
group rate at a local hotel for those who want to stay over
Saturday night. All are invited to march with NJP as a group;
we will have our own banner and will also be hosting a fun
sign-making party prior to the march. Please send us a note
(mailto:events@northjerseypride.org to let us know you are
interested in joining us and whether you would like a seat on
the bus, a hotel room or both.
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