Doug George: Without the much need staging and storage space Doug provided, our float could not have been as big nor as gorgeous.Escape Divas: The lovely ladies brought style and high-energy to the long, long parade route.
DotART: The float incorporated cardboard butterflies painted (and well-glittered) by the young artists at DotArt and under the supervision of DotArt Executive Director, Liz Carney.This year, the group reached out to the larger Dorchester community to help on this year’s butterfly theme. Local kids decorated butterflies for the float, and we think they add a beautiful touch.” It Takes a Village to Be This Glitter-Tastic We are especially proud of DotArt‘s involvement this year. “There is a growing GLBTQ community in Dorchester that wants to be integrated and wants to contribute to the betterment of our community. This also reflects the growing number of GLBTQ families who are interested in education for their children and safe neighborhoods.”ĭotOUT Steering Committee member Chris Joseph said, “It’s been an amazing opportunity to connect with both the gay and Dorchester communities. “We can’t believe its been 10 years already since DotOUT was created and the original founders and friends first marched in the Dot Day Centennial parade on June 6, 2004,” said DotOUT President Chris McCoy. Celebrating a decade of same-sex marriage, this year’s DotOUT theme focused on how Dorchester has accepted and embraced its LGBT neighbors. This was also our TENTH ANNIVERSARY and we chose to mark the occasion with the butterfly theme: METAMORPHOSIS-Embracing Change. For the second time in three years, DotOUT brought the Pride Parade win back to everyone’s favorite Boston neighborhood! On November 29, 2014, the Boston Pride Committee announced DotOUT won the 2014 Pride Parade win for Best Adaptation of Theme: Metamorphosis-Embracing Change!!īoston Pride’s 2014 theme, Be Yourself, Change the World, was right up Dorchester’s avenue.