Joining the Commonwealth in its work to recognize the LGBTQ+ community, Hingham’s Select Board issued a proclamation recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month in the Town of Hingham:
Town of Hingham, Massachusetts
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Queer or Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Pride Month Proclamation
Whereas, Hingham is a community that values diversity and inclusion, and is committed to equal rights and opportunities for all its residents; and
Whereas, Hingham recognizes the important contributions of its LGBTQ+ residents to the Town's history, culture, economy, and civic life; and
Whereas, June 28, 2025 marks the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, an event that gave rise to the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement in the United States; and
Whereas, June is now recognized across the country and in the Commonwealth as Pride Month; and
Whereas, we celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community towards securing important rights and freedoms, often through struggle and adversity; and
Whereas, we remain vigilant against continued oppression and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community, and against any new political efforts to overturn these accomplishments; and
Whereas, we affirm our support for our LGBTQ+ residents, including our students and our employees, vendors, and visitors and stand with them to protect their civil rights and ability to live openly without fear; and
Whereas, we congratulate the members of the Hingham Pride Project for their efforts to increase LGBTQ+ visibility and to support LGBTQ+ citizens, particularly our LGBTQ+ youth, through the distribution of thousands of Pride flags to individuals, families, and organizations throughout Hingham; and
Whereas, we acknowledge the important efforts of the Hingham School Committee, the School Department leadership, teachers and staff to support our LGBTQ+ students and to help all shidents meet core educational competencies that prioritize social-emotional learning, health and safety and respect for others:
Now, therefore we William C. Ramsey, Elizabeth F. Klein, and Julie M. Strehle Select Board of Hingham, do hereby proclaim June 2025 to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month
Signed this tenth day of June 2025.
William C. Ramsey, Chair
Elizabeth F. Klein
Julie M. Strehle