{"id":35492,"date":"2018-06-25T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=35492"},"modified":"2021-06-03T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:51:28","slug":"celebrating-outsidewithpride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/celebrating-outsidewithpride","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating #OutsideWithPride"},"content":{"rendered":"

The outdoors is for all. And every now and then we need to take a moment to celebrate the voices that aren\u2019t always heard. That\u2019s why we took to the streets this month, LGBTQ Pride Month, to cheer on our vibrant community. <\/span><\/p>\n

From Washington, D.C. to Seattle, and cities in between, we gathered together for Pride parades across the country to show our support of #OutsideWithPride. These are moments from the D.C. Pride parade that melted our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"REI

REI Co-op staff members smiled as they waved REI flags at the beginning of the parade.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We

We handed out thousands of REI #OutsideWithPride stickers to festivalgoers on P Street NW.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Glitter

Glitter and rainbows were simply the norm.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We

We marched through the spent confetti on our way to Dupont Circle.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Some

Some marchers chose a different form of transport.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\u201cYEAH,

\u201cYEAH, REI!\u201d yelled a festivalgoer, throwing up a high-five in Dupont Circle.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Becky

Becky Smith, general manager for the REI flagship store in Washington, D.C., held her partner’s hand.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Festivalgoers

Festivalgoers chanted \u201cREI\u201d as we strutted down P Street NW.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"No

No festival is complete without a decked out adventure mobile!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The outdoors is for all. And every now and then we need to take a moment to celebrate the voices that aren\u2019t always heard. That\u2019s why we took to the streets this month, LGBTQ Pride Month, to cheer on our vibrant community. From Washington, D.C. to Seattle, and cities in between, we gathered together for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":35510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[685],"tags":[1866,727,1424,692],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-35492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-inclusion","tag-latest-posts","tag-lgbtq","tag-news"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/news\/celebrating-outsidewithpride","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Celebrating #OutsideWithPride","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/celebrating-outsidewithpride","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/celebrating-outsidewithpride"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/060918_REI-Pride_224_F.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/060918_REI-Pride_224_F.jpg?fit=1500%2C900"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aer Parris-Hoshour"}],"creator":["Aer Parris-Hoshour"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["inclusion","latest posts","lgbtq","news"],"dateCreated":"2018-06-25T14:00:17Z","datePublished":"2018-06-25T14:00:17Z","dateModified":"2021-06-03T21:51:28Z"},"rendered":"