Pride Month kicks off in Columbus

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Columbus is starting Pride Month with its annual Illumination of City Hall.

The celebration will start Wednesday with Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Council President Shannon Hardin presenting the Steven Shellabarger Illuminator Award at 8:15 p.m.

The Shellabarger Illuminator Award recognizes an individual within Columbus who has demonstrated an “outstanding initiative to promote LGBTQ+ rights and, in doing so, has created a more inclusive Columbus.” The city announced earlier in the day that the winner for 2022 would be Siobhan Boyd-Nelson.

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