Matthews had paid all the entry fees (Faith paid for the banner)! Their goal was to have 100 walkers – I think the final number was 115! Their enthusiasm was contagious as we planned the event. Long before we started actively recruiting walkers, St. Matthews Roman Catholic church – the real instigator of the effort. Faith Presbyterian – one of the organizers of the effort – and Brown Memorial Park Avenue – were proudly marching behind the banner, FAITH COMMUNITIES OF BALTIMORE with PRIDE – as was First & St. When the Gay Pride parade kicked off in Baltimore on June 15, a number of faith communities were present – and Presbyterians were an important part of the event. Here is Doris Cowan’s report from the parade: Commenting on the passage of Question 6 last year, the Baltimore Sun said the victory could be “traced in part” to the involvement of the faith community, in particular to the fact that two African American Southern Baptist ministers chose to “lend their names, faces and reputations to a campaign on an issue that remains highly controversial in their community.” This year faith communities marched in the Baltimore Pride 2013 parade. Nineteen couples were married in Druid Hill Park surrounded by hundreds of well-wishers. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake officiated at the city’s first mass same gender wedding ceremony at Pride.
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