IMeya yase-Louisville, abamele uMkhandlu kaMasipala, i-Louisville Tourism, i-Civitas, isahluko esisha sase-Louisville seNational LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, i-Human Relations Commission kanye ne-Fairness Campaign bonke bahlangane ukuze baqale i-Pride Week ngoJuni 10 – 17 ngokuphakamisa ababili. amafulegi amasha phambi kweMetro Hall. Lawa mafulegi, aklanywe futhi anikelwa yi-Louisville Tourism, afaka i-fleur-di-lis emnyama maphakathi nefulegi lothingo.
“Imiphakathi eyamukele ukuhlukahluka imiphakathi eqinile. Kungakho siziqhenya ngokuba umphakathi wokuqala waseKentucky ukukhombisa ngokusemthethweni uphawu lwamazwe ngamazwe lokubandakanywa ngokuphakamisa ifulegi le-Pride,” kusho iMeya.
"I-Louisville ibihlale 'iziqhenya' ngokuba indawo eyamukelekayo nebandakanya wonke umuntu, okwenza kube umgomo wethu ukuba ngelinye lamadolobha anobungani be-LGBTQ ezweni," kusho uKaren Williams, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Louisville Tourism. "Lawa mafulegi asebenza njengombukiso womphakathi wokwesekwa, eqinisa ukuxhumana kwethu nomphakathi we-LGBTQ, okusisizile ukuthi sithathe izindondo ezinkulu ezihlanganisa nendaba yamanje yekhava ku-Passport Magazine kanye nokuqokwa kwakamuva yi-Instinct Magazine ye-Kentuckiana Pride njengomunye we-12 Fabulous. Imicimbi Yomhlaba Wonke Eyenzeka Ngesikhathi Sokuzidla.”
Ukwengeza, uMongameli woMkhandlu kaMasipala uDavid James umemezele ukuthi kuzokhanyiswa iCity Hall Clock Tower ukuze kusekelwe izakhamuzi ze-LGBTQ zaseLouisville.
IMeya uFischer ikhuthaza wonke amabhizinisi nezakhamuzi ukuthi zibonise imibala yazo futhi zibambe iqhaza ku-Pride Parade yalo nyaka, okulindeleke ukuthi ibe iPride Parade enkulu kunazo zonke edolobheni lakhe okwamanje, enabangeneli abangaphezu kwe-100 nabahamba ngezinyawo abangu-5,000.
Umbukiso waminyaka yonke wokuziqhenya uqala ngo-7 pm ngoLwesihlanu, Juni 14 emigwaqweni yaseMakethe naseCampbell futhi uqhubekele eBig Four Lawn, lapho iBhuloho Elikhulu Elizokhanyiswa ngemibala yothingo lapho kuhwalala futhi kubanjwa umkhosi wokuziqhenya waminyaka yonke.
"Siyajabula ukuthi iLouisville iyaqhubeka nokuhola ekwamukeleni ukufakwa, ukuhlukahluka, kanye nomphakathi wethu we-LGBTQ," kusho uChris Hartman, uMqondisi Womkhankaso Wobulungiswa. "Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ngemuva kokuba uLouisville avimbe ukucwaswa kwe-LGBTQ nge-Fairness Ordinance yayo eyingqophamlando, ukuphakanyiswa kwamafulegi e-Pride eMetro Hall kubonisa wonke umuntu ovakashela idolobha lethu ukuthi uvulelekile kubo bonke."
I-Louisville's Points of Pride ihlanganisa:
• Amaphuzu aphelele angu-100 ku-Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Municipal Equality Index iminyaka emine ilandelana (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
• Ikhaya labantu be-LGBTQ be-11 ngobukhulu e-United States
• Inyuvesi yaseLouisville ingesinye sezikole eziyi-17 kuphela esizweni esithole izinkanyezi ezinhlanu kuCampus Pride Index, okuwukuphela kwenyuvesi yomphakathi eNingizimu ekleliswe phakathi “kweZinhle Kakhulu”
• I-University of Louisville Medical School ihlole ukuqeqeshwa kokuqala kwabafundi bezokwelapha ngezidingo ezihlosiwe ze-LGBTQ zokunakekelwa kwezempilo futhi iyinyuvesi yokuqala ezweni ukunikeza nge-LGBTQ Studies encane.
• I-Louisville Metro Uhulumeni welula izinketho zezinzuzo kubalingani basekhaya babasebenzi futhi ube ngelinye lamadolobha okuqala aseNingizimu ukwenza lokho.
I-LGBTQ yakamuva yase-Louisville incoma:
• Amadolobha Ayisithupha Amangazayo Alungele Imindeni ye-LGBTQ, Umhambi Womndeni
• Amadolobha Ayisithupha Angaphansi Kwabahambi Be-LGBT, i-Conde Nast Traveler
• Izindawo Ezinhle Eziyisishiyagalolunye Zomshado Wakho Wendawo Ye-LGBT, Ukuvakasha + Nokuzijabulisa
• Izindawo eziyi-10 ezishisa kakhulu zezitabane, i-Orbitz
• I-America's 10 Gayest Cities, Gallup Poll
• Imikhosi Eyisikhombisa Yokuzigqaja yase-US ephuma ku-Beaten Track Ezokukhipha, GayStarNews
• Izehlakalo Ezinhle Kakhulu Ezingu-12 Ezenzeka Emhlabeni Wonke Ngenkathi Yokuziqhenya, Umzwelo Wemvelo
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- • University of Louisville is one of only 17 schools in the nation to earn five stars in the Campus Pride Index, the only public university in the South ranked among the “Best of the Best”.
- “These flags serve as a public display of support, reinforcing our outreach to the LGBTQ community, which has helped us capture major accolades including the current cover story in Passport Magazine and the recent designation by Instinct Magazine for Kentuckiana Pride as one of the 12 Fabulous Worldwide Events Taking Place During Pride Season.
- • University of Louisville Medical School has piloted the first medical student training for targeted LGBTQ healthcare needs and is the first university in the country to offer a LGBTQ Studies minor.
