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March with YWCA Spokane on June 14th and visit our booth during Pride festivities in downtown Spokane.
Every June, Spokane Pride organizes a beautiful festival and parade that brings our community together while lifting up LGBTQIA2S+ voices and affirms that every identity is valid and deserves to be seen and celebrated.
Walk with YWCA in the Parade
- When: June 14, 2025.
- Parade Time: Noon - 2:00pm
- Parade Location: Downtown Spokane
- Meet Up Time: 11:30am
- Meet Up Location: YWCA Spokane, 930 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99201
We will meet in YWCA Spokane's main office parking lot at 11:30am, which is highlighted in yellow in the map graphic.
We will have signs you can walk with if desired, or you can bring your own or participate without a sign if preferred.
RSVP if You Plan to Walk with Us
If you plan on walking with YWCA or if you have any questions, please email Racial & Social Justice Specialist, Jazmin, at jazmind@ywcaspokane.org to ensure you are included in any details and updates.
Learn More & Join!
2025 Pride Festival
Thank you to Spokane Pride for organizing celebrations for our community every year. Visit their website to learn more about festivities.
Why Pride?
Pride is both a celebration and a call to action—honoring how far the LGBTQIA2S+ community has come while recommitting to the work of building a world where everyone can live freely and safely.
About Pride
Pride celebrates the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and others) community, honoring its history, culture, identities, and ongoing fight for rights and equality.
Pride Month is held every June in the United States and in many parts of the world to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969 in New York City—a pivotal moment in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement.
Learn more about past activities YWCA Spokane and has engaged in to honor and celebrate Pride.
Why Celebrate
- History: Pride honors past struggles, including the activism of trans women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who were central to the early gay liberation movement.
- Progress: It celebrates legal and social gains—such as marriage equality and anti-discrimination protections—while recognizing there is still more work to be done.
- Community: Pride creates space for people to connect, heal, and find solidarity in shared experiences.
Why It Matters
- Affirmation: For many LGBTQIA2S+ people, Pride is a rare chance to feel safe, affirmed, and embraced just as they are.
- Awareness & Advocacy: Pride raises public consciousness about ongoing issues like anti-LGBTQIA+ violence, discriminatory laws, and mental health disparities.
- Resistance: It serves as a powerful reminder that LGBTQIA2S+ people have always existed and will continue to resist erasure and oppression.
- Hope & Joy: Amid hardship, Pride is also a celebration of queer joy, resilience, love, and authenticity.