Rowlett and Princeton overcoming obstacles to stage Pride
Rowlett’s water tower flashed rainbow colors last year until the complaints began. Even though Pride celebrations are going on all around North Texas, two cities have insisted on creating obstacles to Pride instead.
When Rowlett disbanded its DEI commission that was helping to organize that city’s Pride, members of the disbanded DEI commission stepped up to organize Rowlett DEI Project instead.
Now Rowlett Pride will take place on June 28 from 6-9 p.m. at 4001 Main St., Rowlett. A Rowlett DEI Commission Rally will take place at City Hall, 4000 Main St., on July 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Meanwhile in Princeton, the school board is doing what it can to prevent Princeton Pride from taking place. At a school board meeting Wednesday, June 12, Princeton TX Diverse and Color Splash Out were again denied use of school property — the same property they’ve used in the past — to stage Princeton Pride.