A good event gains steam quickly from year to year. But few events have the trajectory of the Hamptons Pride Parade, which began strong with more than 1,000 participants and spectators in 2022 and has only gotten bigger in the two years since, including Saturday’s parade in East Hampton.
Tom House, the Bridgehampton School educator who is president of the nonprofit Hamptons Pride, has made it his mission to preserve the South Fork’s long history of tolerance and support for the LGBTQ+ community. The parade is a visible reminder, a party of sorts, but there’s a lot of hard work behind the scenes with young people struggling with sexuality, gender and identity.
The Hamptons Pride Parade was aided this year by the Long Island Rail Road, which ran a special train to bring people from throughout the region to the celebration — a great gesture of support, and a reminder of just how welcoming the event is: It’s for the entire community to celebrate this diverse community.
When LGBTQ+ people feel comfortable to celebrate themselves, that’s a wonderful thing. When we all celebrate together — that’s really a reason for pride.
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