Thousands attend Pride in the Park for the 15th year

By Gray Trammel

Thousands gathered in Seattle’s Volunteer Park on June 6 for the 15th annual Pride in the Park event, coordinated by Seattle Pride. The event featured a variety of activities, including drag performances, dancing and more than 80 booths showcasing BIPOC and Queer artists, nonprofits, and businesses. Attendees also had a variety of food trucks to choose from.

One booth, “Butterflies for Juniper,” allowed attendees to create origami butterflies in remembrance of Juniper Blessing, a Transgender UW student who was stabbed to death on Mother’s Day. A sign at the booth read:

“Make origami butterflies and leave them in both ordinary and unexpected places. Juniper would often do this and would sometimes show us with joy the places where the butterflies were hidden, yet to be discovered. — The Blessing Family.”