This weekend is the 50th Annual Twin Cities Pride Festival! The free event is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. The festival will be held at Loring Park in Minneapolis and will feature local BIPOC and LGBTQ+ vendors, food courts, a beer garden, and music stages. Featured events this weekend include the Pride Beer Dabbler on Friday, Pride in Concert feat. Carly Rae Jepsen on Saturday night, and the LGBTQ+ Pride March Honoring Ashley Rukes on Sunday. Pride Festival is an observance of TC Pride’s values of inclusion, transparency, education, and respect. As well as their mission to empower every LGBTQ+ person to live as their true self.

To kick off the celebration, we are playing music that unites the LGBTQ+ community and honors freedom of expression. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear on our Pride themed playlist?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
Bronksi Beat – Smalltown Boy
Tegan and Sara – Closer
Indigo Girls – Closer to Fine
Carl Bean – I Was Born This Way
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Scissor Sisters – Let’s Have a Kiki
Judy Garland – Over the Rainbow (Bonus Track!)