Habitat for Humanity-Spokane is breaking barriers with its first Pride Build, while new Washington laws concerning parental rights and child marriage took effect, alongside community events like Healthy Kids Day and celebrations for Shavuot.
Religious leaders from diverse faiths in Spokane came together for an inclusive "Never Gonna Hide, Let Our Light Shine" Pride service, celebrating LGBTQ+ identity and making space for both joyful unity and acknowledgment of past religious harm.
At the 2016 Spokane PRIDE Interfaith Worship Service, held at the Spark Center, eight clergy from six different traditions — United Church of Christ, Jewish, New Thought, Unity, Buddhist and Disciples of Christ— spoke about this year’s Pride theme: From Silence to Celebration.