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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Out in Ohio: Best of the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Continue celebrating Pride Month with an encore presentation of the best moments from the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March on a special edition of NBC4's LGBTQ+ show 'Out in Ohio.' The first Pride march in Columbus was held in June 1981 with only 200 in attendance, and was in remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a series of conflicts between police and LGBTQ+ protesters that stretched over six days. As Stonewall Columbus executive director Densil Porteous said on the first 'Out in Ohio' episode, many from that initial 1981 march wore bags over their heads to conceal their identities. Marysville, Westerville LGBTQ+ groups rally Pride funds as businesses pull support Today, while Pride remains a protest for many, it's also a vibrant display of central Ohio's LGBTQ+ community. This year, the Stonewall Columbus Pride March paraded down High Street in Downtown on June 14 and featured thousands of marchers, representing 247 non-profits, activists, community organizations, corporate sponsors, small businesses, and more. NBC4 streamed the Columbus Pride March from Pride on High, an annual ticketed viewing area that benefits central Ohio LGBTQ+ organizations. NBC4 anchor Colleen Marshall hosted alongside Columbus drag queen Virginia West and Amber Nicole. While the Columbus Pride March and Festival may be over, several other central Ohio communities are holding their celebrations later in June. View another 'Out in Ohio' episode to hear from grassroots leaders bringing Pride to towns like Granville, Grove City and Gahanna. Find a Pride festival near you here. Ohio lawmakers call for 2026 ballot measure to overturn same-sex marriage ban Hosted by digital reporter David Rees, NBC4's 'Out in Ohio' amplifies the voices, stories and work of Ohio's LGBTQ+ community. Watch this and future 'Out in Ohio' episodes on and the 'NBC4 Columbus' streaming app on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Business
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Stonewall Columbus Pride March by the numbers: See the 2025 turnout
The 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March had fewer marchers than in 2024, but more volunteers, according to Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Densil Porteous. More than 18,000 people marched in the June 14 parade, around 2,000 people fewer than in 2024. At the same time, over 500 people volunteered for the event, around 100 more than did in 2024. All told, over 650,000 people attended the weekend's Pride events, resulting in a $7.6 million economic impact for local businesses, Columbus and Franklin County, Porteous said in a June 16 press release. "This weekend offered more than a festival—it was a statement. A mass declaration that LGBTQ+ lives matter, that we will not stay silent, and that in joy we find our collective strength," Porteous said in the release. Porteous said certain companies backing out as sponsors this year contributed to the drop in marchers, but many of the volunteers were employees of companies that had chosen not to march. Several companies, including Anheuser-Busch, Lowe's, Nissan, and Walmart, backed out of supporting Stonewall Columbus' 2025 pride celebrations amid a national backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion policies (DEI). Retreats from businesses cost Stonewall Columbus around $125,000 in lost donations, about a fifth of its expected costs for Pride Month celebrations. Donations from the Columbus community and other partners filled the financial gap left by the companies, Porteous previously told The Dispatch. The corporate retreat from supporting Pride events comes as the Trump administration has threatened companies that have DEI practices with investigations and prosecutions. DEI practices in the federal government were ended on day one of Trump's second term via an executive order, USA TODAY reported. More: Pride fills streets of Columbus as No Kings rallies draw thousands across Ohio, nationwide Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Pride March: How many people showed up in 2025?
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Watch: Stonewall Columbus 2025 Pride March
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Stonewall Columbus Pride March returned on Saturday, welcoming thousands Downtown to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The 44th Pride in Columbus, the march and festival remembers the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a series of conflicts between police and LGBTQ+ protesters that stretched over six days. The celebration also serves as Stonewall Columbus' largest fundraiser, benefiting community programs and annual operations. Stonewall's Pride march kicked off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Broad and High streets, moving north on High Street to Buttles Avenue and landing at Goodale Park. The city's first Pride march happened in 1981 with just 200 people. Today, Stonewall Columbus Pride welcomes more than 700,000 visitors. Out in Ohio: Stonewall Columbus gets ready for Pride 2025 The festival continues at Goodale Park at 11 a.m. Saturday with food, more than 200 vendors, nonprofit organizations, community resources, and live entertainment across two stages with a DJ and dance pad. Saturday's main stage, hosted by NBC4 Storm Team 4 meteorologist Joe Speir, includes performers Jayne Parker, the Columbus Women's Chorus, Figgy Baby, Bronze Avery and more. Learn more about what to know for Saturday's Columbus Stonewall Pride festival here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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Pride on High viewing area to benefit Columbus LGBTQ+ groups
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Those heading to the Stonewall Columbus Pride March this weekend can reserve their spot at a special viewing area that benefits central Ohio LGBTQ+ organizations. Boasted as the ultimate parade watching experience, Pride on High is a ticketed event allowing guests to view the march from Parlay Sports Club and Kitchen, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, or the recently opened El Vaquero. The event is the only one in the Short North offering live entertainment, food and beverages during the parade, along with shade and private restrooms. In its 15th year, Pride on High was created by organizer Mike Maly and his husband, who noticed in 2010 that nearly all of the restaurants in the Short North were closed during the Pride march. Watch a previous NBC4 report on Pride on High in the video player above. Out in Ohio: Stonewall Columbus gets ready for Pride 2025 'All of the restaurants were closed for the Pride parade, and my husband and I actually went down to Hyde Park and there was a high-top table, an umbrella and two chairs, and we sat there,' Maly said. 'That following Monday, I called them and said, 'Would you consider being open?' And that was the start.' Their first year, Pride on High just welcomed 25 guests. But the event has steadily grown, from about 440 attendees right before the COVID-19 pandemic to more than 770 last year. Tickets to Pride on High cost $75 per person, with every dollar benefiting the LGBTQ+ organization of your choosing: Stonewall Columbus, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Equality Ohio, or Mozaic by Equitas Health, a community center for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary Ohioans. 'The mission is to bring the Columbus community together and provide funding for LGBTQ+ youth and community initiatives that, in turn, provides resources for a safe, educated and healthy future,' Maly said. 'Each and every one of these organizations, I know exactly where every dollar goes, and it's not wasted.' List: 2025 Pride Month events, festivals in central Ohio NBC4 will be streaming the march from Pride on High, with anchor Colleen Marshall hosting alongside Columbus drag queen Virginia West and Amber Nicole, who will be performing two songs before the parade. Maly said this year, 'It's important for everyone to be seen, to be heard, to celebrate who we are' in the wake of federal measures and legislation at the Ohio Statehouse that opponents deem 'anti-LGBTQ+.' Maly said the rhetoric is having a tangible effect on Pride on High, as sales are down 50% compared to this time last year. 'I think with the political environment and everything that's going on out there, it's impacting the sales,' Maly said. 'This has been very tough this year. I've worked for over 30 years and making people's lives better and making sure that kids have a better future, and that's what keeps me going.' Nissan, Walmart dial back Stonewall Columbus sponsorships for Pride 2025 While ticket sales may be down, Maly said donations to operate Pride on High are higher than they've ever been before. 'That tells me that there are people out there that truly do believe in who we are, what we are, what we bring to the world, and this is ridiculous what we're going through right now,' Maly said. 'Hopefully, we'll get some of the folks to come and join the party.' Learn more about Pride on High and purchase tickets here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
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No Kings, Pride protests scheduled in Columbus this weekend. See where they will happen.
It is looking to be a week filled with sign-waving and chant-shouting in Columbus and Central Ohio as several large protests supporting LGBTQ+ people and defying a Washington D.C. military parade are planned for the coming days. These protests are set against a national backdrop of growing unrest due to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Protests that started in Los Angeles on June 6 have spread to cities across the U.S., like Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Columbus. Two hundred to 300 people marched across downtown Columbus on June 10 to protest ICE and show solidarity with Columbus' immigrant communities, The Dispatch previously reported. The protests scheduled for Columbus this week were planned before the Los Angeles protests erupted. Here are the protests you can expect to see in Central Ohio soon. The Stonewall Columbus Pride March will take place at Broad Street and High Street on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride Festival and Resource Fair will take place on June 13 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and June 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Goodale Park. Today's Pride Month and pride marches stem from the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, when members of the LGBTQ+ community in New York rioted after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, on June 28 of that year, The Dispatch previously reported. The first pride march was held on June 28, 1970, to commemorate the uprising, according to the Library of Congress. Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 after an anti-Moral Majority Rally at The Columbus Baptist Temple, according to the organization's website. Nationwide "No Kings" protests are scheduled to defy the large military parade the Trump administration has planned in Washington D.C. to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday on June 14, which is also President Trump's birthday. The $30-million plus taxpayer-funded parade of soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks will roll down the streets of Washington D.C. on that day, USA TODAY previously reported. There are several "No Kings" protests set to take place in central Ohio on June 14. They are: An Indivisible Central Ohio No Kings protest from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the Stonewall Columbus Pride March A No Kings Hilliard protest at Warehouse 839 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A No Kings Clintonville protest at the intersection of North Broadway and Indianola Avenue from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings: National Day of Action protest at Westerville City Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. A No Kings Grove City protest from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A No Kings Pickerington protest at the intersection of State Route 256 and Refugee Road from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. A No Kings Delaware protest at Delaware City Hall from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. A No Kings London protest at the Madison County Courthouse from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. There are also several recurring protests organized by Indivisible Central Ohio that are happening this week. Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally at the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Highway sign waving on the footbridge over State Route 315 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 10, June 11 and June 13 Worthington Rush Hour Rally at the intersection of State Route 161 and High Street from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 10 Wednesdays at Bernie's Columbus Office Protest at U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno's office from noon to 1 p.m. on June 11 Breaking and Trending News Reporter Nathan Hart can be reached at NHart@ and at @NathanRHart on X and at on Bluesky. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Upcoming Columbus protests: Pride, No Kings events this weekend
