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Message from Directors We are proud to host a family friendly free event and feature a diversity of artists including youth, and hope to highlight and support more developing local artists by providing a community stage and a platform. We are realizing our strength is not how large we are but our connections and our support of each other in providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ community all year long as well as remembering Stonewall and continuing the fight for equality. Your words and presence have an impact on this generation no matter how small and can reverberate into the next generations. Sincerely, with Pride, Charlette and Philip Directors, Capitol Hill Pride |
![]() ![]() Congratulations to Kali for
Doggie Drag Costume Contest Winner 2022!
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and speak
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More photos and videos coming! |
Come join us as in remembering Stonewall and the origins of Pride weekend.
Advocating Police Reform, Social Justice, Equality while
celebrating Pride
Support your local Pride and Community!
Activism at its Finest!
Invitation
to everyone, LGBTQ and anyone of any orientation, color,
background, race, nationality and
organizations in support of diversity and equality!
Land Acknowledgment
We would like to acknowledge that we are on the land of the Sdoh-doh-hohbsh people who have stewarded this land for generations and the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe. We are honored and humbled to be afforded the opportunity to serve our community in this space. |
We stand proud in the fact we will
never charge admission or ask for donations
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The
thirteenth year of this annual event has grown to become one
of the Northwest’s largest Pride events and Capitol Hill’s
largest, we are dedicated to creating awareness of the LGBTQAI
community in what is recognized as a Constitutionally
protected annual event for Pride weekend.
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Speakers, Artists and Barbecue!
Introducing
Capitol Hill Pride Putt Putt!
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Photos from 2021![]() March up Pine St.
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![]() Marching through Cal Anderson
Park
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![]() March up Pine St.
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![]() March through Cal Anderson Park
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![]() Seymoure performs in the crowd |
![]() Lemonade and Friends |
![]() Marshall Law Band, I AM CHAMEL
and L$P perform at dusk
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![]() A visit by a local Belle |
![]() A little girl greets attendees during a break |
![]() Cats and Friends |
![]() Asia volunteers |
![]() Singers in rainbow shade |
![]() Broadway singer Michael Cagle, partner Jason and DJ Vodka Twist |
![]() A BTS doll makes the stage |
![]() Singer Seymoure performs in the crowd |
![]() Capitol Hill Doggie Drag Custom Contest Crowd |
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Singers Yellow, Seymoure, Quest Michaels, Premiere and Friends sing to the crowd in the shade during the hottest weekend in Seattle's history.
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DJ
Vodka Twist has been a Seattle DJ for just over 20 years.
Enjoyed a residency at The Palace gay bar in Georgetown at Sylvia
O'Stayformore's Sunday Tea Dance, spinning yummy music for
burlesque boys. Specializing in classic & indie disco, new wave and tasty pop. DJ Vodka Twist |
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Dennis Saxman Notable resident of Capitol Hill advocating for LGBTQ rights, neighbhorhood preservation and Community engagement, Dennis Saxman was instrumental in forming the Capitol Hill Pride Festival when it was voted in by the Capitol Hill Community Council in 2008. |
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Sen. Jamie Pederson
Sen. Jamie Pederson serves as the chair of the Law & Justice Committee and also serves on the Ways & Means Committee, the Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, and the Rules Committee. Jamie also serves on the Legislative Ethics Board and the Office of Public Defense Oversight Committee and is a commissioner in the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. Jamie
chaired
the board of the national civil rights organization Lambda
Legal, and served as Lambda’s lead volunteer lawyer on the
state’s marriage equality case. He has sung in the Seattle
Men’s Chorus since 1996. Pederson sponsored SB5051 that expanded the jurisdiction of the state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) that has the power to certify and decertify law enforcement officers, to give or revoke their license to work as a law enforcement officer in the state. Jamie lives on Capitol Hill with his husband, Eric Pedersen, and their four sons. |
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Directors of Capitol Hill Pride and Capitol Hill Pride
Festival since 2009 - Charlette LeFevre and Philip
Lipson
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![]() Ernie Lou, North America Ambassador, Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 – Booth #1 Seattle PRIDE Capitol Hill Festival ![]() |
Ernie
Lou, North America Ambassador, Gay Games Hong Kong 2022
Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022’s (GGHK) unique combination of sport, arts, culture, fun and community brings together diverse groups of people to experience moments of joy. It will create unity and positive attitudes that will last a lifetime in Hong Kong, Asia and beyond under our tagline “Unity In Diversity”. GGHK will take place on 11-19 November 2022, the first time in Asia. Attendance is expected to be 12,000 participants, 75,000 spectators and 3,000 volunteers from 100 countries. There are 36 sporting events planned including new events Dragon Boat Racing, Dodgeball, eSports, and Trail Running, Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Festival Village, and Arts & Culture events with daily performances, a Gala Concert, LGBTQ+ art exhibitions, and a variety of events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gay Games. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, or background. |
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11:00
John Rodriguez - Dominican Assoc. of WA
John
Rodriguez is the founder, CEO-Executive Director of the Dominican
Association of Washington State, a
community-based organization founded to empower Dominicans,
Latinx and other People of Color in Washington State. His
organization operates the Washington
State BIPOC LGBTQ+ Task Force,
a project that supports the underrepresented QTPOC - BIPOC
Queer individuals. |
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11:30
Mark Anthony - Pres. of CHOP Art Featured
in world-renowned publications such as CNN, the Wall Street
Journal, and Rolling Stone, Mark Anthony is a Seattle native who
has earned his way to leadership positions ranging from Future
Business Leaders of America, to the CHOP and CHOPart nonprofit,
and even former leader of a bible study.
A
graduate from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s in
history, and enough math and science to become an engineer, he
has also had the opportunity to meet many prominent people,
including having the opportunity to train with Jesse Glover -
the first U.S. student of Bruce Lee and plans to use the CHOPart
nonprofit to provide a platform for artists from underprivileged
communities to promote social change.
IG: MarkAnthonyCHOP Twitter: @MarkAnthonyCHOP ![]() IG: The OfficialCHOPart
FB: TheOfficialCHOPart Twitter:OfficialCHOPart |
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Arthur
Lee - SEArious for Hong Kong Arthur Lee is a member of SEArious For HKG. His family immigrated from Hong Kong to Seattle at the age of 12. He graduated from Central Washington University with a Business Administration degree, and has spent a number of years working in Hong Kong since 2010. While in Hong Kong, he became a grassroot activist for both the LGBTQ+ rights and pro-demoracy movement (participated in multiple events such as the Hong Kong Pride Parade, International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), Hong Kong Queer Literary & Cultural Festival, Hong Kong Protest Against Implementation of "National Education", and Occupied Central movement among others). Upon returning to Seattle, Arthur and a few other individual members founded SEArious For HKG in June 2019 to show their solidarity for Democracy in Hong Kong. He was particularly inspired by Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ community being so vocal and supportive to the democracy movement. Facebook: SEArious for Hong Kong
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![]() Lemon Winner 2021 |
Capitol
Hill Doggie Drag Costume Contest 2021! Hosted by Vodka Twist!![]() |
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Michael CagleSeattle's sexiest voice! National Recording Artist and Theater/Showroom Headliner for 11 Years in Las Vegas sings with powerful vocals and passionate interpretations.Michael has received numerous requests to sing Queen songs this year. A Strong Supporter of Equal Rights, Michael Cagle has sung at numerous Gay Pride events all over the country.
" A Powerful Vocalist who can hit notes so big and long, you could drive a truck on them." - Ed McMahon
"WOW! You have got some kind of voice on you." - Country Diva Reba McEntire
"Patti LaBelle Meets Nathan Lane" - FOX TV
Michael has opened for or appeared with: Reba McEntire, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Eddie Rabbit, The Drifters, Trisha Yearwood, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Diamond Rio, The Kingsmen, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sheena Easton and many more.
Come see why Michael Cagle is being called Seattle's sexiest voice!
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![]() Yellow is a singer/song writer born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, who grew up both in Seattle and NYC, lived in NYC for about 10 years and is currently residing in Seattle WA. |
Yellow
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The
healing centric R/B
soulful music you hear will
send you in a trends of relaxation and of relief, a
feeling of some weight being lifted off your shoulders.
The sound is like no other, you won't be able to fully
compare to others...
Since
middle School she has always had a passion for music but
it wasn't till the end of 2016 that she started pursing
music.
It
wasn't until the summer of 2020 that she finally decided
to pursue her music dream. Music is therapeutic, it wasn't
till the summer as the protesting continued that a fellow
brother from the community had mentioned "if music can
heal you imagine the others that can heal from that
same properties, imagine others that can feel that same
healing properties you do this with such a passion".
That's summer being involved with protesting and seeing
and witnessing all the different type of hurt, it has
inspired her to be involved with the community to Find a
way to help out and to heal the people around her.
From
artist like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott maybe even Floetry the
vibe she was inspired off of, it was Dej Loaf who inspired
Yellow to step out of her box.
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Bando Blaze
"The
New Grunge" |
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9-10pm Marshall Law BandJoined by I AM Chamel, L$P and Friends
Since forming in 2017, Marshall Law Band (MLB), has grown from an unknown funk-hop six-piece to a lauded community collective to the house band of the Seattle Black Live Matter movement. The group's music focuses on individual empowerment and positive community change through the filter of hard-hitting hip-hop vocals laid over funk instrumentation.
Marshall Law Band is made up of Marshall, Lead singer and songwriter, Big Pink aka Evan Robertson – Bass, The Hospitality aka Matt – Drums, Shred God aka Josh Richins - Guitar and vocals, Mercy Lewis aka Zack Olson - Keys and vocals, Metal Marty aka Marty Thordson – Saxophone.
It was one fateful decision in June of 2020 that truly began the legacy of MLB — the decision to pull up on the streets of the Seattle George Floyd protests and start playing. Setting up a makeshift stage one block from the protest line, on Pine St. in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, MLB became the voice of the revolution, playing hour after hour, day after day, through tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs. After receiving nationwide press coverage through outlets like CNN and Fox News, MLB went into the studio with legendary grunge producer Jack Endino to create their debut LP, 12th & Pine, a concept album that details their experience playing through the protests.
The album is now under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize in Music - winners to be announced June 11, 2021. “It’s a complete honor to join the ranks of Wynton Marsalis and Kendrick Lamar in being considered for this most prestigious award,” said Marshall Hugh. “It’s a testament to Marshall Law Band’s unflinching commitment to spread love to all people of the world.” More information at: marshall law band |
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11:45 Deej
JVon My name is Deej Jvon , I am and upcoming Seattle artist, songwriter, RnB and Hip Hop as well as a clothing designer. Live your life and love self All social platforms: https://linktr.ee/
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1:00 Seymoure Bio: Seattle born, Sammamish raised, Seymoure’s More at: https://linktr.ee/ ![]() |
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2:30pm Bando Blaze
"The
New Grunge" |
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MC and Performer Michael CagleSeattle's sexiest voice! National Recording Artist and Theater/Showroom Headliner for 11 Years in Las Vegas sings with powerful vocals and passionate interpretations.Michael has received numerous requests to sing Queen songs this year. A Strong Supporter of Equal Rights, Michael Cagle has sung at numerous Gay Pride events all over the country.
" A Powerful Vocalist who can hit notes so big and long, you could drive a truck on them." - Ed McMahon
"WOW! You have got some kind of voice on you." - Country Diva Reba McEntire
"Patti LaBelle Meets Nathan Lane" - FOX TV
Michael has opened for or appeared with: Reba McEntire, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Eddie Rabbit, The Drifters, Trisha Yearwood, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Diamond Rio, The Kingsmen, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sheena Easton and many more.
Come see why Michael Cagle is being called Seattle's sexiest
voice! |
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Pop Diva Tomi Kaiser |
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Ryan Hazy
is a Seattle Native and has
put on Productions throughout the Seattle area. |
Broadway Showstoppers Emerald City Singer’s Showcase |
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Wine's
"Mimosa." 1222 E Madison St Suite C Pride Special: Happy Hour and HH pricing (10% off all food, and $2 off all wine on tap pours, and flights) all weekend long, Friday Jun 26 - Sun 28. |
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Anderson Park, Seattle, WA
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Item
list by World Relief HERE Help create "Welcome to the Community" greeting cards |
World Relief is
accepting monetary donations through their website
HERE as well as gift cards, and new physical items listed on their website here. World Relief Seattle info: Since 1979, World Relief Seattle has worked alongside the community to welcome refugees to Western Washington - following a philosophy of co-empowerment and listening to the community. Founded in response to the needs of refugees fleeing wars in Southeast Asia, we grew to support refugees, asylees, asylum seekers and immigrants from all around the world as they rebuild a sense of home in Western Washington. At World Relief Seattle we value empowerment, cultural diversity, integrity, and mutually transformative relationships and provide services to all individuals, regardless of color, gender, or belief. We strive to be a sustainable and holistic center of compassion and practical support by offering a suite of services to meet community needs and build welcoming communities. |
Donate to your local community Pride!Click HEREOr click my bottom
If any donations to specific
artists,
please earmark the donation along with our name Thank You!Federal ID: 82-1474191
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As
the twelve year annual event has grown to become one of the
Northwest’s largest Pride events and Capitol Hill’s largest, we are
dedicated to creating awareness of the LGBTQAI community in what is
recognized as a Constitutionally protected annual event for Pride
weekend.
We also have confidence in the many supporting restaurants, businesses
non-profits and artists in promoting the LGBTQAI cause whether it’s
through their art, business or personal expression.
10th Annual Capitol Hill Pride Doggie Drag Costume Contest |
![]() ![]() ![]() Stella Bat Girl wins Best in Show! Judges concurred it was the cookie dance, greeting other dogs and the subtle purple sparkle with her crime fighting bat wings that won the show. ![]() ![]() First Runner up was Pat Murkami's neice Miko! Lies in Dust Band |
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Community Leader who helped start Capitol Hill Pride
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Jay Westwind Wolf Hollingsworth Jay Westwind Wolf Hollingsworth
has served on Seattle’s Community Police Commission for six
years. Hollingsworth helped develop the Citizen Commission, the
Office of Inspector General for Public Safety and also helped
legislation to strengthen the Office of Police Accountability
(OPA).
A Civil Engineering Designer Drafter in Seattle, Hollingsworth is a member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. |
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Vightingale and her Harmonium Melodica!
Vightingale is a genderqueer, genre-bending siffleur (whistler) and multi-instrumentalist. She is known around Pike Place Market for her unique instrumentation, including harmonium, melodica, kazoo, trombone, and toy piano, mixed with shakers, tambourines, and bells she wears around her ankles to keep the beat. She loves to choose diverse music to cover, including Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Tim McGraw, and more. She has her MFA in Fine Art and Sculpture from Pratt Institute and incorporates her mastery over the three-dimensional world into the way she visualizes music. This performance is a big step for her, from performing for friends at parties, to her own wedding, to busking in public, to performing on stage for you!
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![]() ![]() ![]() Madeline Rush as Dorothy, Brian Ditmore as the Cowardly Lion William Vesch as Nick Chopper Tin Woodman David Nguyen Le as Scarecrow. Kris Keppler as Locosta, Carol Monaham as Malica West Witch. Carol is Aunt Em. Dave Howell as the Prime Minister Mark Toxel as Uncle Henry and the Guard of the Gates. Ann Trigg as Nimmee. Cloud as Toto. Music Director Phillip Peterson and Dave Howell. Directing Dave Howell Music and lyrics Dave Howell. Arrangements plus additional music and lyrics by Phillip and Mike Levie. Clouds Handler is owner Liam J. Kaplan. Costumes by Judith Marie Smith, Adrena Smith, Margaret Orgean-Kean. |
Oz: The Untold Story On
June 1st, “Wizard of Oz” fans and Pride Festival
attendees got a sneak peak at an ambitious new take on
the classic tale. “Oz: The Untold Story” is a new
musical which draws from L. Frank Baum’s original novels
to reveal new depths to the characters that people all
over the world have adored for over a century.
The creators have combined story lines pulled
straight from Baum’s original texts with all-new material
for characters like the Wizard and the Cowardly Lion to
bring a rich history and depth to familiar faces.
While the full show includes encounters with the Kalidahs, the inhabitants of China Country, and the deadly Spider, the Seattle Pride sneak peek will focus on the most iconic characters: Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, with guest appearances by the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North. ![]() |
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Michael
Cagle A Strong Supporter of Equal Rights, Michael Cagle has sung at numerous Gay Pride events all over the country.
" A Powerful Vocalist who can hit notes so big and long, you could drive a truck on them." - Ed McMahon
"WOW! You have got some kind of voice on you." - Country Diva Reba McEntire
"Patti LaBelle Meets Nathan Lane" - FOX TV
Michael has opened for or appeared with: Reba McEntire, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Eddie Rabbit, The Drifters, Trisha Yearwood, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Diamond Rio, The Kingsmen, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sheena Easton and many more.
Come see why Michael Cagle is being called Seattle's sexiest
voice! |
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Thank
You to our Sponsors and Supporters!
BBOA,
Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore, Castle and Trading
Musician
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Thank You for Standing Strong!
LGBTQAI
non-profits, Capitol Hill Businesses, BBOA - Broadway Business Owners
Association, Volunteers,
and Supporters will present the thirteenth annual Capitol Hill Pride
event
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PRESS RELEASE 6/18/2021
Capitol
Hill Pride stands firm in its commitment to equality and will
not support discrimination. Capitol Hill Pride cannot and will not be pressured into supporting in any manner any Pride event that is charging admission based on the color of a person’s skin. Capitol
Hill Pride has worked with many LGBTQAI organizations over the
years and our policy is to be inclusive, supportive and not
divisive. We will never charge admission over the color of a person's skin. Capitol Hill Pride continues to work with ground level organizations to promote equality and social justice with community and stand proud in those values and we should not be pressured, attacked or defamed for our commitment.
Charlette LeFevre and Philip Lipson Directors,
Capitol Hill Pride
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PRESS RELEASE Capitol Hill Pride Bans Police from 2021 March & Rally and asks Chief to fire the Six SPD Officers who traveled to Washington DC. Capitol Hill Pride is announcing a ban of police at the upcoming Capitol Hill March & Rally to be held Pride weekend Sat. & Sun. June 26-27, 2021 at Cal Anderson Park. To the safety and courtesy of the LGBTQ and diversity community as well as the general public our responsibility is to present a safe event and is dedicated to creating an atmosphere free of fear or harm for members of the community. As such, Capitol Hill Pride is announcing a ban of police at the event and will continue to request police to stay at the perimeters. With the current Seattle lawsuits of police misconduct using blast balls and tear gas against peaceful protestors, the six names of the SPD who visited Washington DC Jan. 6th still to be released and their extent of action in the Capitol Insurrection, along with ongoing concerns of white supremacy views within police departments, Capitol Hill Pride does not have confidence at this time in Seattle’s police ability to protect the public and to protect the public’s right to protest. Capitol Hill Pride agrees with and applauds New York Pride’s ban of police presence until 2025 and stands with other social justice organizations to ban a police presence and advocate police reform. In line with New York Pride, Capitol Hill Pride also believes the sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening, and at times dangerous, to those in our community who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason. We challenge Seattle Police to acknowledge their harmful actions, to correct their conduct, policies and improve their efforts moving forward. As such, Capitol Hill Pride is also asking Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian to fire the six officers who attended Washington DC during the time of the Capitol Insurrection Jan. 6th as we feel city employees knowingly traveling in support of people who are attempting an insurrection or any disruption of a democratic process even if their participation was as a passive observer, should be an offense that merits termination. Capitol Hill Pride for the event instead hopes to work closer with the fire department, have a medic unit on site and host a safe and welcoming event.
Capitol Hill Pride will be continuing to uplift diversity organizations, youth groups and artists this year for 2021. Charlette LeFevre and Philip Lipson Directors, Capitol Hill Pride |
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