“Proud, Not Cowed”

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, annual pride celebrations alternated between Burlington and Montpelier. Descriptions expanded out from “Lesbian and Gay” to “LGB” (including Bisexual) to the current LGBTQ2+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and Two-Spirit). Themes have ranged from “Proud Not Cowed” to “Camp.”

Annual pride celebrations in Vermont now stretch beyond Burlington and Montpelier, including Bennington.