Pride is up all around Rye.
On Friday afternoon May 31st, ahead of the start of Pride month on June 1st, Pride flags were raised across the City at Rye High School, Rye Recreation and City Hall. It marks the 4th anniversary of the City passing a resolution back in May 2021 to fly the Pride flag “during June this year and every year”.
At Rye High School, GSA members, RHS students, teachers and school and district administrators turned out for their flag raising.
“To me, pride is being unapologetically yourself,” said Rebekah Golub, a sophomore at Rye High School who has served as vice president of the GSA. “This is my second year as a member of the GSA, and I will be next year’s club president. GSA is a place where everyone can come together and be a family. No one is singled out for their identity, and everyone is accepted unconditionally. I am so thankful for the district’s support of their LGBTQ+ students, and it fills me with joy to see the Pride Flag raised every June.”
At City Hall, it was a small crowd of Mayor Josh Cohn and some council members, City Manager Greg Usry and some city staff, local media and some RHS GSA members who were in attendance for the flag raising. The Mayor and council members read the resolution that had passed in 2021 and the flag was then raised above City Hall. At some point earlier in the day, Rye DPW staff raised a pride flag at Rye Recreation on Midland Avenue.
A more extensive celebration of Pride month is planned for Saturday afternoon starting at 4:30pm at Rye Town Park organized by the local pRYEde group.
Video of the City Hall Pride flag raising:
