DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreatFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFalls</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideMarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideMarch</span></a> unites <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuburnME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuburnME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LewistonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LewistonME</span></a> in community celebration :better_pride: 🏳️🌈 </p><p>by Allyson Lapierre, WGME<br>Sun, June 1st 2025</p><p>LEWISTON, Maine (WGME) -- "A march for Pride.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreatFallsPride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFallsPride</span></a> kicked off <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideMonth</span></a>, marching from Auburn to Lewiston.</p><p>"Advocates marched, chanted, and waved flags from Auburn's Festival Plaza across the bridge into Lewiston's Simard Payne Park.</p><p>" 'Together, we are strong together, we are here together. We can make it through all of this, and it's only together that we will continue [to] succeed. Continue to thrive and continue to survive,' Beatrice Roseland, a Pride advocate, said. </p><p>"Chair of Great Falls Pride Alex Pine says the group has celebrated Pride Month every year for over a decade, and this year, they are keeping the tradition going.</p><p>" 'In modern life, I think it's so easy to be separate. We have social media. We're all online, we're busy, we're doing our thing, so we don’t often get a chance to all come together in this way, so physical coming together is so important for connection, friendships, community for love,' Pine said.</p><p>"The event continued in the park where around 50 local venders set up shop, offering a range of options from handmade jewelry, food, art, and more.</p><p>" 'It's really important for us to have this space to come together, to celebrate, but it also feels wonderful to see allies here and see the community show up for us,' Pine went on.</p><p>"Support groups also gathered to bring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ community members together.</p><p>" '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransPeople</span></a>, come from all walks of life, we come from all creeds and colors, and it's good for us to come together and see that for each other,' Roseland said.</p><p>"The volunteer-led group is hosting a number of events all week to celebrate the start of Pride Month.</p><p>" 'We have made it that week-long of things where we get to really introduce people to different ways to be in this community and be part of it, whether you like biking, or I feel like telling stories, it's all important things that people get to be a part of,' Tyler Pulk, the future chair of Great Falls Pride, said.</p><p>"Here are a list of events hosted by Great Falls Pride:</p><p>June 1:<br>- Pride March & Festival (10 AM)<br>- Afterparty at Olive Pit Brewing (6 PM)</p><p>June 2:<br>- Board Game Night at Forage Market (5 PM)</p><p>June 3:<br>- Pride Bike Ride with Rainbow Bikes (5:30 PM meet, 6 PM ride)</p><p>June 4:<br>- Printmaking & Art at Ellard Studios (5 PM)</p><p>June 5:<br>- Stories at the Corner with L/A Arts (7 PM)</p><p>June 6:<br>- LGBTQ Wine Tasting at The Vault (5 PM)<br>- Painting Positivity at Maine Family Planning (6 PM)</p><p>June 7:<br>- Pride Prom at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LewistonPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LewistonPublicLibrary</span></a> (All Ages 5–7 PM, Adults 8–10 PM)"</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/great-falls-pride-march-unites-auburn-and-lewiston-in-community-celebration#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/great-fall</span><span class="invisible">s-pride-march-unites-auburn-and-lewiston-in-community-celebration#</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePride</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePrideEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePrideEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>