The Dallas LGBT community celebrated its 3rd Annual Texas Latino Gay Pride festival in Reverchon Park on Oct. 8. The event brought hundreds of attendees in all colors and persuasions to the Turtle Creek area for an afternoon and evening of fun and fellowship.
While the music played, and food and drink flowed, there was also plenty of time to discuss the issues facing the LGBT community in Dallas and the rest of the country as well.
“We need more minority voices to get involved,” said Adam Medrano, a Dallas city councilmember and chair of the city’s LGBT Task Force. Medrano represents a large portion of what is considered Dallas’ gay neighborhood.
Justice of the Peace Sara Martinez, one of two openly-gay judges in Dallas, told the crowd how she cried the first time she was able to officiate a same-sex marriage in Dallas, adding that if there was anyone attending who wanted to get married they should, “Come on down.”
“We still have haters,” Dallas County Schools board member Omar Narvaez said following Martinez’s comments. “There is one judge in Mesquite who refuses (to perform same-sex marriages). That’s why it is so important to vote.”
While Narvaez encouraged attendees to vote, there were plenty of booths set up with volunteers passing out information on how to get involved.
But “fun” seemed to remain the main focus of the event, with music and dance continuing well into the night, at which time Reverchon Park emptied out and the crowd moved on to an after-party hosted by Caliente.
