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25 Years of Pride shirt<\/b><\/p>\n

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On June 24, 2017, Erie celebrated 25 years of Pride events with the 2017 Erie Pride March and Fest. It is estimated that about 750 people attended the festivities. Both local TV crews as well as the Erie Times News covered the event. MIC.com<\/a> was back again this year to cover Erie Pride as part of the \u201cSmall City, Big Pride\u201d series for Google.
\nAbout 270 people marched in the Pride Parade, which stepped up from the Zone Dance Club. Parade units included NW PA Pride Alliance, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper (who was there with staff and her openly gay<\/a> son, Nate), Trigon, LBT WOmen, GE Transportation GLBTA Alliance, COmmunity United Church, TransFamily of NW PA, Eerie Roller Girls, Keystone Progress, Shember for Mayor committe, Temple Anshe Hesed, Mcdowell High School GSA, Planned Parenthood od PA Advocates, Erie Feminists United, Erie Sisters and Brothers, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, and Pennsylvania Equality Project.
\nPride Fest in Perry Square began with a presentation to long standing LGBT groups in the region, including Identity, Erie Sisters and Brothers, Trigon, Erie Gay News, Drenched Fur, and LBT Women of Erie, as welll as a lifetime achievement award to Michael Mahler. Entertainment included Snarebear, Michelle Michaels, Jill Jamison, Misty Michaels Kall, sing Matrthew Crays, and the band Honest Mistake.
\nFor the 4th consecutive year, Erie County Health Department and Community Health Net provided free HIV and STD testing. Info tables at Pride Fest included Adagio Health, American Cancer Society, American Civil Liberties Union of PA Northwest Chapter, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Canine Partners for Life, Community United Church, Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Drenched Fur, Eerie Roller Girls, Erie County Human Relations Commission, Erie County Suicide Prevention Task Force, Erie Vegan and Vegetarian Society, Families United Network, Inc., Lake Erie Counseling Associates, LBT Women, National Organization for Women, NWPA Chapter (NWPANOW), Pennsylvania Youth Congress, Persad Center, PNC Bank, SafeNet Center ,TransFamily of NWPA Transgender Support Group, Whispering Lake Grove, and Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie\/ Vendors included adultmart, Chalk It Up!, Chinese Lagoon, Dream Weaver Star, Elite Jewelry By Jasmine, Gardens of Eternity, Le-Vel, Lily\u2019s Land of Literacy (UBAM), LuLaRoe by Anita, Pampered Chef (Uncle Pete), Phoenix Rising, Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Adovcates, Rainbow Creations, Scentsy by Sharon, and The Cookielady<\/p>\n

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