Rainbow stripes, festive flags, music, and abundant fun surrounded Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend this weekend as LGBTQ+ members, allies, and friends gathered to celebrate Sound of Pride 2022, …
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Rainbow stripes, festive flags, music, and abundant fun surrounded Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend this weekend as LGBTQ+ members, allies, and friends gathered to celebrate Sound of Pride 2022, organized by nonprofit Olympic Pride.
The Pride event, held Saturday morning through afternoon was chock-full of activities from music to craft booths to yoga.
Filled with food, crafts, art, and other goods, a plethora of booths were on display for visitors to peruse, enjoy, and discover.
The ever-so-fabulous Katrina Duall, a glamorous showgirl, pageant queen, and performer across the West Coast, emceed the festival and kept spirits high throughout. Duall and friends brought the fanfare with a fabulous drag show later in the afternoon.
Indie artist Deloria kicked off the festival’s live music with a morning set, followed by local artist DJ Magik Marker, then soulful powerhouse Kim Archer closed out the morning music.
Portland, Oregon-based orchestral rock quartet The Cabin Project resumed the afternoon tunes, followed by “Whistler Extraordinaire” Jason Victor Serinus of Port Townsend, and psych-pop band Kilcid of Port Townsend rounded off Sound of Pride with their energetic, trippy harmonies.
“I just want to thank everyone for coming out; this is so amazing,” said Olympic Pride president Kerri Kitaji.
The crowd turnout was “definitely more than I even envisioned,” Kitaji added. “This is such a celebration, and seeing our community here and celebrating and all the rainbows and all the love, thank you everyone.”
Organizing nonprofit Olympic Pride coordinated this year’s Sound of Pride, giving members, friends, and allies of the LGBTQ+ community a haven to celebrate among the myriad of anti-LGBTQ laws and acts of violence against the community recently in the United States and beyond.
Pride events in New York City and San Francisco, California were upended after loud noises caused crowds in each city to flee for fears of a shooting, though the noises were later not determined to be a threat to attendees. In Oslo, Norway, a gunman killed two and wounded 21 at a gay bar in the Norwegian capital, showing a stark reminder of the violence toward the LGBTQ+ community in recent years.
To learn more about Olympic Pride, visit olympic
pride.org.
