Easton celebrates first-ever Pride festival with flag raising, parade and call to action for LGBT rights

Easton celebrates first-ever Pride festival with flag raising, parade and call to action for LGBT rights

Easton kicked off the first day of Pride Month with its first-ever citywide Pride festival which brought hundreds of attendees — many decked out in colorful rainbow gear — to the city’s downtown. City officials joined with LGBT advocates to raise a rainbow pride flag in the city’s Center Square Sunday afternoon, commemorating the beginning of a month that celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other related identities. Pride month is…