Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Councilmember Evan Glass, and other local leaders will host the County’s seventh annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony on Tuesday, June 3, at 9 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Rockville, with speakers including MCPS inclusion specialist Yael Astor and MoCo Pride Center Executive Director Phillip Alexander Downie.
Per the news release: “Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Evan Glass, along with members of the County Council and community leaders, will host the County’s seventh annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Rockville. The plaza is located adjacent to the Leggett Executive Office Building (LEOB) at 101 Monroe Street. The community is invited to attend.
Yael Astor, an inclusion specialist with Montgomery County Public Schools’ Office of Curriculum & Instructional Programs, and Phillip Alexander Downie, executive director for the MoCo Pride Center, will serve as featured speakers for the event. Speakers, Councilmembers and LGBTQ+ community leaders will arrive at approximately 8:50 a.m. aboard the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s #RideWithPride Ride On bus. The bus, wrapped in the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag design, will arrive at the roundabout in front of the LEOB.”