Murray Pride March

Murray Pride is hosting its annual September LGBTQ+ pride events this weekend, with a focus on community engagement at every level.

Murray Pride is hosting a three-day festival this weekend celebrating inclusion, acceptance and community in far western Kentucky.

It wasn’t long ago that Tonya Jones felt she couldn’t be out and proud in her eastern Kentucky hometown of Pikeville. She used to drive three hours to Lexington for any semblance of an LGBTQ-friendly community.

Murray Pride, LLC – founded in April – is planning a slew of family friendly and adults-only activities over the next three days. A western Kentucky LGBTQIA+ group is hosting its first Pride festivities in Murray this weekend.

More than two hundred people gathered in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park Saturday to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.

Community members are organizing a Pride parade and picnic in Murray later this month. A release by the organizers Monday states the LGBTQ community and allies in the city and surrounding areas are invited to celebrate Pride month in an inclusive, queer and family-friendly space.

Local organizers are hosting an LGBTQ Pride Day in Murray on Saturday. The march and other activities coincide with Pride Month and the 50th anniversary…