Moss Croft, president of the Identity Alliance at Cooperstown Central School, joins community members for the annual unfurling of the Pride Flag at 22 Main Street in Cooperstown.…
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Highlighting Cooperstown’s distinctiveness, this family-friendly event extends a warm invitation to the entire community and visitors alike, encouraging the promotion of equality and the celebration of diversity. The Cooperstown Pride Block Party is set to take place on Sunday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park, at the corner of Main and Pioneer streets.…
The June 4 event will include general information about the Cooperstown area and institutions. In recognition of June as Pride Month, students from the Cooperstown Central School Identity Alliance will share a brief overview of their club activities.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 28 Begin Pride Month With Solidarity Stroll QUEER SOLIDARITY STROLL—10 a.m. to noon. Start Pride Month a little early. Light hike gives time to connect to nature and other queer people. Make new friends, swap tips on gender-affirming gear, share fun trails or just enjoy a good walk. No gear required other than sneakers, water and a snack. Free. Meet at Robert V. Riddell State Park, Davenport. (607) 375-7280 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/queer-solidarity-stroll/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JUNE 28 Pride Night with the Outlaws HOME GAME – 7 p.m. Local baseball team Oneonta Outlaws Vs. Elmira Pioneers. Join the Otsego Pride Alliance to celebrate pride month. Damaschke Field, Oneonta. 607-432-6326 or visit www.facebook.com/oneontaoutlawsbaseball/…
Museums to offer Pride Month discount Two Cooperstown area museums are offering discounts to celebrate the end of LGBTQ Pride Month. Anyone who shows a piece of rainbow flare, be it a clothing item, a keychain or anything else at the admission kiosk for both The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum, will receive $2 off a regular adult admission, Wednesday, June 30. People 19 and younger are admitted free to the Fenimore through Sept. 6. Museum hours are 10…
Photos: Pride Car Parade in Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta had an LGBTQ+ car parade Saturday, June 5, with a small but enthusiastic crowd of spectators. The parade was organized by the Otsego Pride Alliance, as part of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.…
LGBTQ+ Rights are still fragile By MACGUIRE BENTON • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com This June marks 52 years since the Stonewall uprising began. We commemorate the contributions and sacrifices LGBTQ+ community members, activists and pioneers have made in the fight for civil rights. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, a series of demonstrations began in New York City as a result of a violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a historic gay club located in Greenwich Village. LGBTQ+…
EDITORIAL In Nation Under Duress, A Verb To Live By The verb, “to accept.” The verb became action at 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 1, when Public Works Director Mitch Hotaling climbed a ladder and hung the Pride Flag on Cooperstown Village Hall. When the Village Board, with some rancor, voted last July to fly the flag during Gay Pride Month, trustees couldn’t know how the verb, “to accept,” might resonate today after three months of pandemic and a week of…