Affirmation DC Pride 2016--Join DC Area Mormons for the 2016 Capital Pride Festival

The DC Chapter of Affirmation LGBT Mormons Families & Friends will be marching in the 2016 DC Capital Pride Parade and hosting a booth at the Pride Street Festival this year! Please come join Latter-day Saints in extending a message of love and support to our LGBT sisters and brothers for this year's festivities. Each step we take will be an outward demonstration of our commitment to make our communities a better place of understanding and continued dialogue.

Key Info:

Saturday Jun 11, 2016 Parade March.  Our parade contingent will be meeting in the ORANGE zone (see picture) between 4:00-4:30 PM on Saturday afternoon.  We have to enter 23rd Street from Q Street due to street barricades.  Backpacks and strollers are permitted, but glass containers are not. Metro: Metro Center (red line) is the closest subway stop and will be very crowded, so look at the map and find an alternate if appropriate. My family travels to Foggy Bottom (orange line) and walks north.  What to wear:  good walking shoes (parade length 1.5 miles total).  Dress can be casual for the heat, Fabulous, or Sunday Best to distinguish us as Mormons. The Pride 2016 theme is "MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN."  Signs:  if you wish, come with a sign that personalizes your love & support.  We will have a banner to carry.  Suggested donation for the march is $5-10 per marcher or $20 per family to help cover the registration costs.  Questions about the parade march?  Contact Spencer Clark (spencerwclark@gmail.com).

Marchers enter 23rd Street from Q Street in NW DC to find our parade group between 4:00-4:30. Meet us on 23rd street between Q & P--it will be crowded with other groups, so keep an eye out for us.

2016 DC Pride Parade Meeting place--ORANGE Zone.  Enter 23rd Street from Q Street.  Look for us!



Picture time before the March last year



Parade attire with personalized signs--casual or Sunday Best!

Sunday June 12, 2016 Pride Street Festival Booth

Join us on Sunday for our booth at the pride street festival, where we provide a nice hangout space in the shade, resources for passers by (always the best part of the Pride weekend!), and we can talk with people, answer their questions, give hugs, and have a great time.  We are looking for LGBTQ Mormons, friends and Allies to be present to make our booth successful this year.  Stop by between 10AM and 5 PM.  Volunteer to staff the booth for a specific window of time, or stop by before or after catching one of the many performances on the Street festival main stage.  Help us clean up our booth at 5 PM if you can!  Questions?  Contact James Brinton (lgbtsaintsindc@gmail.com)

Our booth with beautiful reading materials and welcoming info tables

There is always a fun crew to welcome people with questions and give hugs.  Come let your light shine with us at our Pride booth!

Check out our Facebook Event Page-- Affirmation DC Pride 2016