It wasn’t too hot to celebrate visibility on a humid Sunday afternoon.

Several thousand people converged on SteelStacks in south Bethlehem for the annual Lehigh Valley Pride celebration. Sponsored by Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center , the event featured entertainment, arts and crafts, food and drink and more than 100 vendors.

Karen Van Gorden and Maureen Gramlich, both of Bethlehem, said they attend LV Pride annually, and said it has gotten better since it move from Allentown locations to SteelStacks three years ago.

Gramlich said it’s extremely important for the LGBT community to be in the open.

“There are things we can do now that we couldn’t do 15 years ago,” Gramlich said, “such as coming out to admit that you were gay or anything. It’s good that other people know they can

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