This week, we hear from Kyla Herrmann, HPR’s On-Air Campaign & Community Events Producer, who is excited to celebrate all things LGBTQIA+ during Hawaiʻi’s Pride Month.
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Happy Pride! In honor of the weekend ahead, I dug up something special for you: me at my 10th-grade Winter Ball. The year was 2007, the theme was 007, and I showed up in a rented tuxedo…with my crush. Let’s just say the evening earned mixed reviews from both classmates and administration alike.
Looking at this photo nearly 20 years later, I can’t help but think how much my 15-year-old self would have loved what’s happening this weekend: the Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center’s YouthPride Honolulu: Rainbow Prom 2025! On Friday, October 10, from 6 – 9 p.m. at Capitol Modern, youth ages 14 – 20 are invited to a free celebration featuring a night of music, drag, food and community. Basically, it offers everything I dreamed of back then: a space where being exactly who you are is not just accepted but celebrated…