June is generally accepted as Pride Month, but festivities in Reno are scheduled in late July.Įarlier this month, Northern Nevada Pride announced a return of live events with the Northern Nevada Pride Festival and CommUNITY Parade on July 24. Reese, the first openly gay City Council member, said city officials will clean and refresh the paint job throughout June and July to make sure it remains “a symbol of hope for the community.” On Wednesday, workers cleaned the marks and applied a new coat of paint. The damage appeared late Tuesday, shortly after the painting was done this week by the city manager’s and public works offices to mark LGBTQ Pride Month.
Located in the Great Basin Desert on Interstate 80 between Reno and Salt Lake City. City workers in Reno plan to keep repairing a rainbow-colored Pride Month crosswalk that was marred by tire tracks after it was painted this week under the Reno Arch, while police investigate the damage as a property destruction crime, an elected official said Friday.Ĭity Councilman Devon Reese told the Reno Gazette Journal that city officials and Reno police were reviewing security camera video footage to identify vehicles that left what Reese called “intentional” black burnout tire marks on the colorful crossing. The worlds marquee gay pride parade was preempted by thousands of anti-corporate dissidents who staged their own protest on Sunday, rejecting a uniformed police presence and commercial sponsorship while also demanding LGBTQ equality. Pride is coming to Winnemucca The sleepy northern Nevada town announced they will close a street in downtown to hold a parade and festival on July 16 and 17, with floats, vendors from local business, and, of course, drag queens.