The 21st annual Come Out With Pride parade and festival takes place this weekend in downtown Orlando. Planners call the event the largest of its kind in the southeast, with 230,000 people attending last year to watch the parade, engage with the event booths and entertainment around Lake Eola, and catch the nighttime fireworks.
The theme for this year’s family-friendly fest is We The People. It aims for a message of inclusivity that leaves room for all people to be their authentic selves and still be part of America’s fabric, explained Come Out With Pride Executive Director Tatiana Quiroga.
It’s meant to communicate to attendees that “they’re part of something so much bigger, that they’re not alone, that there are people, hundreds of thousands of people, that love them for who they are, and that they are welcomed and included and accepted for just being themselves,” Quiroga added…