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Collar City Pride Festival: What to know about the Saturday event

Officials in Troy gathered Monday to add a pride flag
Samantha Simmons
Pride flag in Troy, NY

Marking LGBTQ History Month, Collar City Pride is set to kick of its newly-relocated “Living for Liberation” event on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Watervliet’s Hudson Shores Park.

Collar City Pride pulled its annual pride festival from the City of Troy following a social media post in support of President Trump by the city’s gay Deputy Mayor.

The celebration is dedicated to members of the LGBTQIA+ community, honoring their contributions to society, whether locally or internationally. Collar City Pride founder Meagon Nolasco says the one-day event will host several family events, drag queens, and a costume contest.

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She covers Rensselaer County, New York State politics, and local arts and culture.

She can be reached by phone at (518)-465-5233 Ext. 211 or by email at ssimmons@wamc.org.