Youth find joy and connection at Palm Springs Pride
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Young people joined Sunday’s Palm Springs Pride parade to celebrate with friends, support one another and take part in a community gathering filled with music, rainbow flags and cheers.
Among those attending were two Coachella Valley High School students who came with their school’s Young Women’s Empowerment Club. The students said they were also getting involved in youth advocacy through Planned Parenthood.
They described the celebration as a chance to be part of something together. Among their favorite moments were hearing people cheer along the parade route and seeing the support from the crowd.
Other students attended with school groups, including a member of a high school Gay Straight Alliance. The student emphasized the importance of showing support for fellow students, other school groups and the LGBTQ community.
The parade brought people of different generations together, with young attendees joining the celebration alongside longtime Pride participants.
Watch News Channel 3 at 10 and 11 tonight as we share young people’s experiences at Pride and what the day’s show of support meant to them.
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