"I think that is what I enjoy the most is seeing everyone come out from the community and come together for support, even if we have to be in cars.” “I think it will be great to see all of the support," he said. Tyler Boggs is excited to reconnect in person with many during the Pride Ride in downtown Cleveland. "A lot of the events had to be virtual, which felt very, very strange for all of us at first because we were used to all being together in a group all of the time.” I’ve also helped to start my company's first employee resource groups for LGBTQ individuals in the workplace,” Tyler Boggs said. “I’ve worked a little bit with the LGBT center of Cleveland. Now, Tyler Boggs works to help make others feel accepted all around northeast Ohio. "We take a lot of pride in who we are and just celebrate life every single day.” "Tyler and I have been together for about seven years," Brandan Boggs said. It wasn't until Boggs went to college and got involved with his school's pride groups that he started to feel more accepted for who he was.Ĭollege is also where her met his now husband, Brandan Boggs.
“It honestly felt like I was lost for the longest time, like I didn’t know where I belonged," Boggs said.
This is an event Tyler Boggs has been looking forward to because he thinks of his local LGBTQ community as family.įor Boggs, finding acceptance in his sexuality didn’t come easy.
This parade of decorated cars, bikes, trucks and vans will roll through the Edgewater and Detroit Shoreway neighborhoods and will replace the traditional Pride Parade this year.