The Flin Flon Pride Committee is holding their fourth annual Pride Event this week.  It began Friday evening with a flag raising at City Hall where Co-Executive Director Justin Drummelsmith explained pride is accepting who you are and being proud of what you stand for.  He added to him pride is who I am and I’m proud of it, having the courage to be authentic, to live your truth even if you’re scared.  Pride is that time of year where we show the whole world that we are worthy of respect, we’re worthy of recognition, we’re worthy of every single right and freedom that every other human being is allowed to enjoy.  He noted we should never be afraid of ourselves. Pride is the time when we show the world how valuable we are, how needed we are and how different and gloomy the world would be without us.

The weekend also included a Pride Paddle, Dance Party, Pride in the Park and a CFAR Dance Party wrapping up with the Drag Kween Mermaid Contest this coming Saturday.  The Best Decorated Store was Dembo’s Kickit.