Sylvain Bruni, President of Boston Pride
that takes place June 6th thru June 15th talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. This is the 44th celebration
of Boston Pride and this year’s theme is “Be Yourself, Change the
World”. The theme encourages our LGBT community to embrace what makes
each individual unique and to use those qualities to change the world
for the better. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has been selected
as a Grand Marshal of the 2014 Pride Parade this year and The Sis...
Sylvain Bruni, President of Boston Pride
that takes place June 6th thru June 15th talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. This is the 44th celebration
of Boston Pride and this year’s theme is “Be Yourself, Change the
World”. The theme encourages our LGBT community to embrace what makes
each individual unique and to use those qualities to change the world
for the better. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has been selected
as a Grand Marshal of the 2014 Pride Parade this year and The Sisters of
Perpetual Indulgence were also named as Grand Marshal. John Mitzel was
named as Honorary Marshal. Boston Pride kicks off on June 6th with the
annual Flag Raising ceremony at City Hall Plaza. Highlighting the week
will be Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall, Pride Queeraoke, Pride Night at Fenway
Park, the Boston Pride Parade and the Boston Pride Festival with Mary
Lambert performing and more. There will also be dance parties including
the Pride Youth Dance, the Back Bay Block Party and the JP Block Party.
We talked to Sylvain about all the fabulous events happening during
Boston Pride and his spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what his personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Bruni
stated, “My commitment to LGBT civil rights is being involved and taking
part in various activities that are done. I really think that it’s upon
everyone of us to actually contribute to the community and do whatever
we can and to move the community forward and to bring the services, the
awareness, the talent, the skills, the competences that we have to make
the overall environment better for everyone. Specifically here in terms
of civil rights in the work we do with Boston Pride, we think it is very
important that we continue to raise awareness about what’s happening
outside of the Boston area and beyond the United States around the
world. We have for a couple of years held some human rights panels
during Pride Week and think it’s an essential component of programming
that we offer because a lot of folks here in the community are not
necessarily aware that granted there are lots of improvements that need
to occur in Boston, in Massachusetts and in the United States, there is
also really a lot of work that is needed outside of the country. It is
important for people to know about this and participate if they can. So
we’re really delighted to offer this kind of programming because for
everyone of us at Boston Pride we resonate personally as a commitment to
LGBT human rights around the world.”
Sylvain Bruni originally from France was appointed President of the
Board of Directors of Boston Pride in January 2014. Sylvain has been
involved with Boston Pride since Pride 2004. Bruni was also the co-chair
of the 2012 World Conference of InterPride (the International
Association of Pride Organizers), held in Boston in October 2012. He is
currently the Co-chair of InterPride’s communications committee. Boston
Pride is still looking for volunteers to help with this year's Pride
Week activities. Volunteers are needed on June 14th for the Pride Parade
and Festival, and on June 15th for the Back Bay and Jamaica Plain Block
Parties.
For More Info: bostonpride.org
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