Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Health and Human Services invite all community members to honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month by joining the annual Pride flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, June 4. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the City Hall Concourse and include remarks from Mayor Ballantyne, City of Somerville LGBTQ+ Liaison Izzy Starr, and representatives from the Somerville youth LQBTQ+ community. 

The flag raising will also be recorded and made available for later viewing by the City’s GovTV team. Watch on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 and 613. Videos generally post within one to two business days of recording. Live ASL Interpretation will be provided at the event.

 

The City Hall flag raising kicks off Somerville’s celebration of Pride month. All community members are also invited to join the Somerville Big Gay Dance Party in Union Square on Saturday, June 22, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

 

For more information about LGBTQ+ programming, events, and information, please contact Izzy Starr at 617-625-6600 ext. 2404, istarr@somervillema.gov.