#ShowUp Stories: Kristi | Wichita, KS

Meet Kristi. The creator of the only and longest-running gay and lesbian newspaper in Kansas reflects on how the 27-year-old publication has become a force bigger than her.

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: Boomer | Corpus Christi, TX

Meet Grand Marshal Boomer, the vivacious frontman who is brimming with Pride for both his community and his hometown.

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: Sarah | Corpus Christi, TX

This year, Corpus Christi showed up for Pride for the first time ever. Meet Sarah, the woman and mastermind behind it all…

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: Jessica | Corpus Christi, TX

Meet Jessica, a (role) model who shows up for big change in her small town.

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: Lily | Birmingham, AL

Meet Lily and her colorful community of teens who #ShowUp to Queer Prom in true family style.

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: Father Sean | Corpus Christi, TX

Meet Father Sean, the reverend and ally who is building bridges of love and acceptance across communities.

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: Patricia | Birmingham, AL

Meet Patricia, Alabama’s first and only openly-gay legislator who is representing the community, rainbow flag 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: 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