Rainbows were everywhere in Ferndale today, as a Pride parade made its way through the Victorian Village. Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies wore bright colors, carried signs and chanted “Love is love,” stopping in front of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church caused a stir posting “Hurt by LGBTQ Culture? Healing Here” on its sign. The analog message made the rounds on social media and the resulting march drew a peaceful crowd that sang, danced and waved its flags down the street. See Mark McKenna’s photos in the slideshow below.
Today’s march follows a smaller gathering in Arcata yesterday at the corner of H and 18th streets, where LGBTQ+ Pride flags were found burned at a small garden there. A rainbow flag was also vandalized last year at the United Congregational Christian Church in Eureka.
This article appears in ‘Calculated Deception’.
