Mayor Linda Tyer proclaims Pride Month. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pride Month in Pittsfield has been dedicated to former city resident and transgender activist Jahaira DeAlto, who was murdered a month ago in Boston. "Jahaira was an original founder of pride, she helped start the first Transgender Day of Remembrance here in the Berkshires and she helped set the foundation for the LGBTQ-plus community to organize here for the first time," said Kelan O'Brien, chair of Berkshire Pride, at the Pride flag-raising event at City Hall on Wednesday. "We have always been here. She provided that foundation." The city of Pittsfield in partnership with Berkshire Pride raised the LGBTQ-plus flag in honor of Pride Month with a large photo of DeAlto, who worked with local victims of abuse, prominently displayed at the podium on the steps of City Hall.