Pride Houston 365 to host Cinco de Mayo celebration at Axelrad
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The history of Cinco de Mayo is steeped in victory, and will be no less triumphant for the winners of this year's Pride Houston grand marshal vote.
The city's original LGBTQ+ Pride celebration will reveal this year's honorees at a party commemorating Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, May 5.
Festivities will kick off at 1 p.m. at Axelrad, with the big announcement at 3:30 p.m.
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Pride Houston 365 president Kendra Walker told ABC13 after all the ballots were counted, it became apparent just how enthusiastic voters were for this year's slate of candidates.
"It is probably one of the closest vote totals that we have seen in probably the last 5 years," Walker said. "I think probably like 10 votes separating each one of them."
Walker said the race for male identifying grand marshal was the most contested category this year, with activist and educator Brandon Mack, business owner Dylan Forbis, and The T.R.U.T.H. Project CEO Kevin D. Anderson vying for the title.
More than 2,000 votes were cast in all for this year's grand marshals, which also include categories for ally, female identifying and gender nonbinary/gender nonconforming.
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Pride Houston 365 will also announce its selection of honorary grand marshals for its 46th annual parade and festival, happening downtown on Saturday, June 29.
"I think the community was really, really excited about the nominees, and I think they're gonna be really excited about the winners," Walker said.
The celebration will also feature beneficiaries of Pride Houston's RISE program, which supports grassroots organizations dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community.
Axelrad is at 1517 Alabama St., in Houston.
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This empowerment event focused on self-care during Mental Health Awareness Month will feature a 30-minure guided breathing session, a community panel and networking opportunities.
Light refreshments will be served. Rich's is at 202 Tuam St., in Houston.
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