Community members, advocates, allies, and LGBTQIA+ residents in Jacksonville will hold a Pride March across the Acosta Bridge on Friday, June 5.
The march aims to demonstrate solidarity, celebrate community, and protest ongoing LGBTQIA+ hate legislation and efforts to erase LGBTQIA+ identities in Florida and across the United States. The event is expected to conclude around 8:45 p.m.
The march, set to begin at 7:30 p.m. from the San Marco Skyway parking lot, serves as both a celebration of Pride Month and a public statement. Organizers said the event will affirm that LGBTQIA+ people belong, deserve equal rights, and will continue to be visible despite ongoing legislative and social challenges. “At a time when LGBTQIA+ communities continue to face attacks on their rights and identities, it is more important than ever that we come together in support, solidarity and Pride,” organizers said. “This march is an opportunity for our community to be seen, heard, and celebrated.”…