“When I was a teenager I felt stuck in self-guilt and hate about my sexuality and now I’m here I am 20 years later watching teenagers fully embrace themselves,” said Jennifer Bloomington, a pride participant.īloomington and her partner were raised in Richmond and moved to Maryland after college. Thousands of LGBT members and allies attended the Commonwealth’s largest Pride festival. VA PrideFest is the largest pride festival in Virginia and celebrates people across the LGBTQ spectrum of gender and sexuality photo by Jacob Medleyīrown Island was dotted with colorful rainbow flags and clothing as Richmond celebrated VA PrideFest 2017 this past Saturday.
