**MEDIA ADVISORY** McGovern to Join 40th Worcester Pride Parade to Celebrate LGBT Equality and Leading Role Massachusetts Has Played

Worcester, MA, September 11, 2015

Tomorrow, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will join local leaders for Worcester’s 40th Pride Parade. The event will celebrate the progress the LGBT equality movement has achieved – including this year’s Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage equality in all 50 states – and the role that Massachusetts has played as a trailblazer in the movement.

Congressman McGovern joined other Massachusetts leaders earlier this year in applauding the historic Supreme Court victory for LGBT couples, saying he was “especially proud to be from Massachusetts – the first state in the nation to legalize marriage equality in 2004” and adding that “our work will not be finished until we know that every LGBT American knows that they will never lose their job, lose their home, or live in fear because of who they are and who they love.”

Joining Congressman McGovern will be Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty and Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr., who will serve as Grand Marshal for this year’s parade, as well as local business and community leaders.

WHO:

  • Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02)
  • Worcester Mayor Joseph M. Petty
  • Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
  • Local Businesses and Community Leaders

WHAT: 40th Worcester Pride Parade

WHERE: Worcester Common and City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA

WHEN: Tomorrow, September 12th at 12:00PM to 12:30PM

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