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PHOTOS: Frederick Pride

Gov. Wes Moore speaks at annual LGBTQ celebration

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2 years ago

June 23, 2024

Former Miss Gay Maryland America Maranda Rights entertains at Frederick Pride on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The 2024 Frederick Pride Festival was held at Carroll Creek Linear Park in Frederick, Md. on Saturday, June 22. Thousands attended the 11th annual event despite high temperatures. Gov. Wes Moore was among the speakers at the main stage.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

Covering @fredmdpride Festival for @WashBlade . @GovWesMoore is the first sitting Md. governor to address Frederick Pride: pic.twitter.com/ccn89SjUlp
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 22, 2024

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PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ rally and march

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Demonstrators in a "No Kings" protest march toward the Frederick Douglass Bridge in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 28. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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