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2nd Yuma Pride March For Visibility set for tonight

Organizer Peyton Ortiz during a Pride march to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Yuma on Friday, March 17, 2022.
Victor Calderón/KAWC
Organizer Peyton Ortiz during a Pride march to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Yuma on Friday, March 17, 2022.

Pride month began Thursday and Yuma County residents will gather tonight for a local celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.

The Second Annual Yuma Pride March For Visibility will begin at 7 p.m. at the Maverick Inn on 4th Avenue in Yuma. Participants will march to the Red Moon restaurant on Main Street in downtown Yuma.

Peyton Ortiz is a founder and director of Citizens Curating Safe Spaces. She said the event is all about celebrating love and positivity.

“The idea is to be visible," Ortiz told KAWC. "We want everyone to see there is an LGBT+ community in Yuma. That is why we’re calling it the march for visibility.”

Ortiz said she is against any anti-Pride hate, such as the recent controversy over Target stores selling Pride merchandise.

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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