We are all family: Central Pa. residents reflect on LGBTQ+ Pride [Video]

June is globally recognized as Pride month, a period dedicated to celebration, remembrance and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. It can be a lively celebration of diversity and self-affirmation, encouraging people to promote equality, acceptance and respect for all.

Friday is the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a pivotal event in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. It was sparked by a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Patrons fought back against the raid on June 28, 1969, sowing the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

As Pride month comes to an end, we asked five Harrisburg-area community members what Pride means to them:

Shannon Cunningham

“Pride is a celebration. It is a chance for us to be authentically ourselves. In a space where we can all celebrate each other. Every celebration that is a Pride theme, it is …