LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – The Southern Nevada LGBTQ hub is hosting a June and Pride celebration in downtown Las Vegas.
Local small businesses and grocery vendors were on site on Friday, and the celebration continues from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays
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The event celebrates the Black and LGBTQ community.
“There is a lot of overlap in these two fights,” said Vince Collins, the center’s director of community wellness.
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“But it’s not about focusing so much on the sadness of the fight as it is on the joy of overcoming the fight.”
The organizers say the event was about an expression of love.
The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada is located at 401 S. Maryland Pkwy in Las Vegas.
