Portsmouth NH raises flag to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in 2022

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PORTSMOUTH — Mayor Deaglan McEachern joined U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, Wednesday to celebrate the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a flag raising.

The mayor read a proclamation noting Pride Month was created in 1999 in commemoration of the Stonewall uprising in New York City in 1969.

Mayor Deaglan McEachern raises a Pride Flag in Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the Market Square flagpole.
Mayor Deaglan McEachern raises a Pride Flag in Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the Market Square flagpole.

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"The city’s mission statement says, 'The city is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse, fiscally-sound municipality and a safe and welcoming environment' — and that means making sure our LGBTQ community can prosper here," he said. "Being the City of the Open Door means living up to the promises of keeping our doors open to every member of this community. "

Rep. Chris Pappas speaks at the Pride Flag raising in Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the Market Square flagpole.
Rep. Chris Pappas speaks at the Pride Flag raising in Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the Market Square flagpole.

Pappas, who is New Hampshire's first openly gay member of Congress, thanked everyone for joining to celebrate the occasion. Also attending were City Manager Karen Conard, ​public works director Peter Rice, members of the Portsmouth City Council Kate Cook and Beth Moreau, and Hershey Hischkop, executive director of Seacoast Outright.

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