Marriage Equality Rally

In anticipation of the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, a rally is being held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park at 5 pm on the day of the verdict.  At this point, it is unclear whether the verdict will be announced on Thursday (June 25th), Friday (June 26th), Monday (June 29th) or Tuesday (June 30).
The suit, Obergefell v. Hodges, is a combination of several cases that brings the marriage equality battle to the forefront because, unlike previous cases, it deals with whether it is Constitutional for states to refuse to acknowledge same-sex unions from other states.  The main plaintiff, James Obergefell, filed suit against the State of Ohio in 2013 when the Attorney General refused to acknowledge the license he and his husband, John Arthur, had obtained in Maryland.  Arthur died of ALS and the controversy erupted over whether the coroner would list Mr. Obergefell as the surviving spouse.

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Pride Month Begins in RI

June is LGBTQQI Pride Month nationwide and Providence is no exception.  On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 5:30 pm, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza will participate in a Rainbow Flag Raising ceremony at City Hall to officially mark the beginning of Pride Month in the Ocean State.  Parties interested can click here for more information.

Celebrations of LGBTQQI Pride date back to 1970 in New York City, where a group of activists held a march to commemorate the one year anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a multi-evening series of confrontations between New York Police and disenfranchised youths.