#ShowUp Stories: Luis | New York, NY

Meet Luis, the activist who’s been on the front lines since the beginning of the AIDs crisis of the 1990s.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Frances | New York, NY

Meet Frances, the “Mother of Pride” (and of two lesbian daughters) who hasn’t missed a parade since the very first one in 1970.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Wendylou & Desmond | New York, NY

Meet Wendylou & Desmond. A super mom and her 10-year-old son take to the streets hand in hand.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Sexual Chocolate | Wichita, KS

Meet Sexual Chocolate, a drag king who does things a little differently in Kansas.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Helen | San Francisco, CA

Meet Helen, co-founder of a lesbian-owned coffee shop in the bay that prides itself on being a deliciously diverse and inclusive small business.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Rev. Jackie | Wichita, KS

Meet Rev. Jackie, a pastor who fearlessly officiated Kansas’ first gay marriages days after it first became legal.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Jash | Wichita, KS

Meet Jash, an elementary school supervisor who speaks to the importance of owning their unique concept of gender and stepping into the discomfort to make the world a better place.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Michael | New York, NY

Meet Michael, a Nigerian LGBTQ+ rights activist who fled persecution in his home country and found refuge in the big city.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com

#ShowUp Stories: Ashley | Providence, RI

Meet Ashley. This Providence beauty wears the Miss Lesbian Rhode Island 2017 crown and isn’t afraid to let her true colors show.

Everyone has a reason to #ShowUp – in spirit and in person, at parades and marches, in cities big and small. This year we traveled to Prides all across America to talk to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies about why they show up.

For more stories, visit pride.google.com