Pittsburgh Pride announces 'unexpected denial' of use of Point State Park
Pittsburgh’s Pride Festival will not be able to take place at Point State Park as originally planned, the group leading the event announced Tuesday evening.
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Pittsburgh’s Pride Festival will not be able to take place at Point State Park as originally planned, the group leading the event announced Tuesday evening.
The first two days of Pittsburgh Pride 2024 moves from Point State Park to Allegheny Commons Park West on the North Side.
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The agency that approves permits for events at Point State Park refutes a claim from Pittsburgh Pride 2024 organizers that they were denied access to the park.
Controversy is flaring over this year’s Pittsburgh Pride festival after event organizers claimed that state officials prevented them from holding the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community at Point State Park in the Golden Triangle. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which runs the park, countered that there