Some of our identities are visible and some are not. “Harassment can be based on real or perceived identities and can target any one of us. “Our LGBTQIA+ continues to be at risk for harassment,” McCalla said. Speaking at the event was Angela McCalla, who is the first woman LGBTQIA+ member to serve on the Newport City Council. ![]() The month of celebrations kicked off on June 11, with the pride flag ceremony at City Hall, one day before the fifth anniversary of the 2016 mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub that left 50 dead. “That very first year, we organized a bike ride and a few other events, and we can remember the morning of the ride wondering if anyone would actually come! And, of course, they did, and it was an amazing first year of events,” O’Connor said. “The first year, we felt that Newport deserved its own pride happenings, because there is such a rich, diverse, wonderful LGBTQ+ community here and it is worth celebrating,” said Sean O’Connor, who, along with his husband, is co-owner of Newport Out, a local, online business, that “aims to provide support and resources for travelers and local community.” “We especially thought it was important to let youth here know that there is an LGBTQ+ community and we have their back.
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