Pride St. Louis

The protesters blocked the parade route for a little over an hour on Sunday. They were protesting the parade because Boeing, which supplies weapons to Israel, is a major sponsor of the event.

Members of the LGBTQ community plan to rally on Saturday to protest Boeing’s sponsorship of Pride St. Louis. They’re calling on Pride to cut ties with Boeing because the company sells weapons to the Israeli military.

Legislatures in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, passed new laws decried by LGBTQ+ communities and their allies. Still, the month of June brought exuberant Pride celebrations around the region.

LGBTQ community leaders in St. Louis said the event provides an opportunity to show solidarity among queer people and demonstrate that they will not be erased from society.

PrideFest 2023 will include hundreds of vendors, a large parade and a performance by Idina Menzel. It’s also a chance for LGBTQ people to come together after a wave of legislation targeting them.

Historian Steven Louis Brawley says the LGBTQ community is living through “real-time history.”

BandTogether, which began as a 10-person group, now has more than 100 volunteer members. They play concerts throughout the year and perform at the St. Louis Pride parade each summer.

Pride Center will close Jan. 1 after four years because the organization cannot afford to keep the doors open. But community resources will still be available online.

The Missouri Historical Society has a major project underway to document and preserve aspects of LGBTQ history in St. Louis. To help prepare for a special exhibition on the LGBTQ community that will open in 2024, the Missouri History Museum is first presenting a virtual exhibit, which launches Thursday, to kick-start the effort.

The executive director of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group announced Wednesday on St. Louis on the Air that the organization will not be participating in…