Baker, special assistant to the Mayor, will speak on behalf of the Mayor’s office. (Brett Dickerson/Oklahoma City Free Press) Mayor David Holt, center with scissors, prepares to cut the ribbon on the 2019 OKC Pride Week. In 2019, Mayor David Holt presided over several firsts, the foremost being the first-ever declaration of an official Pride Week as well as being the first Mayor to publicly acknowledge 2SLGBTQ+ persons by walking in the Pride Parade. Even though Mayor David Holt will not be present, he is the one issuing the signed proclamation. It will include the Mayor’s proclamation being read declaring Pride Month in the City of Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA CITY ( Free Press) - It’s been a long journey following 2020 and the pandemic, but the Oklahoma City Pride Alliance is kicking off Pride Month Tuesday, June 1 with a public, in-person ceremony.
