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Lex Larkspur did "the whole West Michigan circuit" of Pride events, attending festivals in Grand Haven, Grand Rapids and elsewhere. After growing up in a small Michigan town with no Pride celebrations, moving to Grand Rapids was great, said Larkspur, because "all of a sudden, those events were everywhere."
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
![Two hands clasped together are draped in a pride flag.](/gvnext/files/img/article/54D83C48-D0B8-78D3-899B466F09AC75AD/5556CAD6-F44B-CA6B-1ECC83B883F92DB0/600.jpg)
June was Pride Month, which recognized and celebrated the LGBTQ community.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer