Richmond kicks off Pride Month with flag raising

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The city kicked off Pride Month with a flag raising at city hall Friday morning.

Mayor Danny Avula, along with police and community leaders, were on hand to raise the progress flag.

This is the fifth Pride Month that the city has flown the flag.

The message at the ceremony was “Pride is a Practice.”

“Because pride is about more throughout the entire year,” said Aneesah Smith, equity and LGBTQ advisor for the city of Richmond.

Pride Month is held in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City.