Arlington Pride in Legion Park w/ Jericho Marches to Haller Park - Highlights & Interviews

Following the announcement of the Second Annual Pride Event and March in Arlington after the June scheduled day for it was delayed, organizers from Arlington Trans groups and affiliates came to host a "family friendly" drag event in Legion Park.

Police and local officials were emailed by organizers for fear of the event being the target of hate attacks on LGBTQ+ organizers but most of the interactions were limited to demonstrators against drag for children being cased out by drag "allies" for video recording and light harassment by Trans activists wearing umbrellas.

Street Preachers from as far as Seattle, Everett turned out in opposition even with marchers from the Jericho Marches Series joining, and so this became part of a seven day prayer procession around the tenting/festivities in exclaiming Christian sermon against sexual grooming of the young as well as general disparaging the subject of the drag/pride being an outlet for that. Some were watching the parking trail nearby as in awareness that it leads Haller Park where pride groups announced they'd end it off by marching to the children's splash pads where other families gathered to bathe.

Christian, Conservative, and even Gays Against Groomers groups feared a repeat of the nudist/sexual exposure that was cited from Seattle's Pride sponsored Naked Bike event as exposed men took to that fountain and exposed their junk to youth under 5 years of age with little warning to nearby onlookers. The reverend of Jericho Marches says he was looking to warn parents about that situation occurring with pride activists, saying his group hoped to discourage that from reaching the pool as they'd link up to block access to the pool.

Meanwhile, several hours were already gone by for the pride activists who not too long before wrapping up had heard from State Senator Mark Elias about the efforts to petition against a recent Trans legislation meant to "shelter trans youth" from non affirming parents (without their disclosure to them about surgeries/treatment at facilities) had failed by 5000 signatures as signatures and submission were due for the Olympia government offices today to be counted.

Upon hearing this on stage, Trans/Drag activists took to continuing the event with open relish of the news, watching drag burlesque ranging from acts by AceCase to Viktor Rhee Touché in view of children to absorb and feel normalized over, with open supportive attendance by democrat legislatures and groups such as Planned Parenthood of WA.

As the event wrapped up, the marchers heard word from people inside the festivities that they had packed up and canceled plans to march to the watering pads in Haller Park. Closing off their demonstration then by driving back the site of the drag events and festivities, the Jericho Marchers took to releasing a final prayer/sermon along with gathering more signatures for the initiative to make a law in opposition to the recent SB5599 legislation that passed to the glee of the Pride/Drag organizers.

Members and nearby observers were asked about the event as well as around any specific dates cited leading up to the pride festivities being announced with inclusion of an unwanted march to a local watering/bathing site. They were varied with some giving weeks but the group was consistent with explaining the general background of the event with Arlington Pride involving the subjects of parents/youth being around Drag and how this is a process of grooming young by exposing them to burlesque through the form of drag.

This was recorded in Arlington, WA on July 22nd, 2023 in Legion Park as well as through the Centennial Park Trail to Haller Park.

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