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The annual Phoenix Pride Festival in Phoenix is coming up next weekend!

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Here are 7 things you should bring to the Phoenix Pride Festival:

1.Your most colorful, rainbow, unicorn crazy outfit. But to be honest, this festival is a celebration of who people truly are. So you should wear whatever you feel like.

2.Your friends. Because every party is better with friends! But even if you end up going by yourself, it’s guaranteed you’ll make some new friends really fast!

3.Comfy shoes. You will be walking, dancing and standing a lot!

4.Lots of water and sunscreen. It is going to be very hot!

5.Your pride flag! So you can feel pride in the shared community for achieving such great things and cheering on everything LGBTQ.

6.Backpack. Because people will be hanging you a ton of free stuff that you’ll want to bring home.

7.A sign, if you’d like to speak up or make a statement.

Remember that no matter what your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is, pride festival is about celebrating diversity!

Is this your first LGBTQ Pride Event? Check out this great article.

Phoenix Pride’s mission (as they say it on the website) is to unite and engage individuals and organizations to empower, educate and support the Arizona LGBTQ Community. It’s a place where diverse individuals are celebrated and able to thrive as their authentic selves.