Exposure, exposure, exposure and then maybe it won't be so scary to people anymore. Her wife, a 32-year-old special education teacher at KIPP added: "It's really encouraging here, to see the community growing together. "It's such a sense of community to see people face to face and have all that happiness together that was missing in the pandemic," said Bridget, a 30-year special-education coordinator at KIPP Columbus. And they both agreed it could not have been any better. And here tonight, this community knows we all have a home."Īmong the hundreds at the ticketed event - some who sat at VIP tables, some who brought their lawn chairs and the many who just danced and partied wherever they could find space - were Stephanie and Bridget Holiday.įor the couple, who moved to Columbus in 2019 and were married in March, this was their first Pride event in town. "Isolation can be a burden but we heal in community. "It's so amazing to be able to come out after the pandemic and actually see and touch and feel," Eckhardt said. Read about Pride Parade cancellation: The festival is still going virtual The event featured abouy 25 drag performers and a set from the Fabulous Johnson Brothers band, and also raised money for the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus.įor the second year in a row, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Stonewall Columbus Pride Parade was canceled during this Pride Month leaving a void for in-person gatherings. With ample free, secured and private parking, you can spend your time sunning by our outdoor heated pool (seasonal) taking a midnight swim under.
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"I am so happy right now," he said after walking away from the stage in order to be heard. With the techno music from the stage in front of him thumping so loudly you'd swear it shook the ground, Phillip Skunza held his cup of vodka and soda water aloft and danced in circles so fast that it sent the colored beads around his neck swinging.