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South County Pride Foundation’s parade has grown over the past two years
IT’S ABOUT PRIDE How a SKHS student’s pandemic idea sparked an annual parade celebrating LGBTQIA+ causes Two years ago, in the early stages of the pandemic, a South Kingstown High School student had a simple idea to celebrate Pride Month, held in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969. “Magnolia Longworth posted in the Our Town: South Kingstown Facebook group asking if anyone would be interested in recognizing Pride Month by participating in a car parade,” shares Lou Chrostowski, a board member with the South County Pride Foundation. Of course, many events were canceled that summer due to COVID – not to mention, there had never been an official Pride parade in South Kingstown – so Longworth’s post was a courageous act. Photo courtesy of South County Pride SORhodeIsland.com • June 2022
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