A small, but enthusiastic group of FCTS students celebrated the LGBTQ+ community during the Hampshire Pride 2025 festivities in Northampton on Saturday, May 3.
Our contingent of students and one parent connected with the group from Greenfield Community College. The students loved marching through downtown and having so many people cheer for them. After the parade, students continued to celebrate this rousing festival of love, inclusion and joy.
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, "This year’s Hampshire Pride was the biggest yet. The parade on Saturday included 98 contingents and nearly 2,000 participants, according to (event organizer Clay) Pearson — up from about 1,800 participants in 2024 — ranging from school affinity groups to health care groups, recreation clubs and local businesses, who walked from Sheldon Field to Crafts Avenue. Some stood on floats, some played with brass bands, and many held signs as they marched."