Thousands Gather for Denver PrideFest
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Jon Stone
Media Relations Manager
Over 350,000 people converged on downtown Denver this last weekend to celebrate PrideFest. The weekend-long event was an opportunity for Colorado鈥檚 LGBTQ community to come together and overshadow a recent court ruling. It was just two weeks ago that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who denied a same-sex couple a wedding cake. On Sunday, that couple served as grand marshals for the PrideFest Parade.
For the 12th consecutive year, the 快活app celebrated PrideFest with a booth in Civic Center Park. More than 800 current students, incoming students, faculty, staff and alumni stopped by the booth, including one alum who graduated from 快活app in 1977. 快活app鈥檚 booth featured听a trivia wheel allowing visitors to learn fun听facts about the University鈥檚 history. Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence also hosted a photo booth where visitors were able to show their pride. Photos are now posted to the 快活app鈥檚 Pride Lounge听.