Truckee Pride Week in Photos
The second annual Truckee Pride Week combined traditional elements of Pride celebrations with Truckee’s famous outdoor recreation.
As part of the larger Pride Month in June, the town of Truckee, Calif. held its second annual Pride Week last week. The celebration is a time when cities and towns all around the world host events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in an effort to make their communities more diverse and inclusive.
“Rural environments across America are often harder places for queer people to live. That is why we believe bringing people together in all shapes and forms is so valuable and can have a meaningful impact,” said David Mack, Founder and Lead Organizer of Truckee Pride.
Truckee Pride offered a unique spin on the typical Pride celebration by bringing in a strong element of the outdoors. The week featured 37 events, many of which involved the outdoor adventure sports that Truckee is known for. There was a group mountain bike ride, a bouldering night, a queer film screening, yoga classes, a queer book fair, a dance party, a puppy parade, a lake paddle, and many more fun events that everyone was welcome to attend.
More than 2,000 people attended Truckee Pride events – many of which were hosted and sponsored by local businesses. Truckee Pride is a volunteer-run 501(c)3 non-profit, which plans to host this week each year in June.
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