FRONT APPROACHES LATE WEEK WITH SOME AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY. WELL, GRANITE STATERS ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO MARK PRIDE MONTH. YESTERDAY WAS THE FOURTH ANNUAL PRIDE FESTIVAL AT WINDHAM HIGH SCHOOL, AND ORGANIZERS SAY THIS YEAR WAS A BIG HIT. THIS IS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE EVENT BECAUSE THERE’S SO MUCH STRESS THAT GOES INTO MAKING IT. BUT ONCE YOU’RE HERE AND YOU SEE THE LOVE AND THE ACCEPTANCE AND JUST THE HAPPINESS THAT COMES OUT OF EVERYONE THAT ARE HERE AND EVERYONE, WHEN THEY’RE HERE, THEY FEEL SAFE. THEY ARE ABLE TO BE THEMSELVES, AND THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE THEY EVER HAVE TO HIDE ANY PART OF THEMSELVES. AND MOST OF THE VENDORS AND TABLES AT THE FESTIVAL WERE LOCA
Festival for Pride Month held in Windham
Updated: 9:58 AM EDT Jun 10, 2024
Granite Staters are getting together to mark Pride Month, including Sunday at the fourth annual Pride Festival at Windham High School.Organizers said this year's event was a big hit.“This is always my favorite event because there is so much stress that goes into making it, but once you are here and you see the love and the acceptance and just the happiness that comes out of everyone when they are here and everyone, when they are here, they feel safe, they are able to be themselves and they don't feel that they ever have to hide any part of themselves,” Jessica Chasse, co-chair of Windham DEI, said.Most of the vendors and tables at the festival were local businesses, including some food trucks, too.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<
WINDHAM, N.H. — Granite Staters are getting together to mark Pride Month, including Sunday at the fourth annual Pride Festival at Windham High School.
Organizers said this year's event was a big hit.
“This is always my favorite event because there is so much stress that goes into making it, but once you are here and you see the love and the acceptance and just the happiness that comes out of everyone when they are here and everyone, when they are here, they feel safe, they are able to be themselves and they don't feel that they ever have to hide any part of themselves,” Jessica Chasse, co-chair of Windham DEI, said.
Most of the vendors and tables at the festival were local businesses, including some food trucks, too.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<
