2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Support
The City of Kirkland welcomes and celebrates the two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual plus (2SLGBTQIA+) community, affirming their right and dignity to live authentically, safely, and without fear of discrimination or harm. The City is committed to fostering a community where all individuals are treated with dignity, equity, and respect, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
In 2025, the City Council recently passed Resolution R-5686, which states:
"...the City of Kirkland stands strong in its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) values to be a welcoming, inclusive, and safe place no matter a person's sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, especially people that identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and does not tolerate homophobic and transphobic violence..."
For a glossary of terms, visit the Washington State LGBTQ Commission webpage.
Current Events
Splash of Pride
Join us on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Kirkland’s Peter Kirk Pool, for a joyful, affirming evening of community and connection at Splash of Pride, a private pool night dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community! This FREE (13+ year old) event is made possible through a partnership between Pride Across the Bridge and the City of Kirkland’s DEIB Office.
For more information and registration, visit tinyurl.com/splashpride.
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History of Pride Flags Display
Every June, the City of Kirkland displays a History of Pride Flags Display in the Kirkland City Hall Lobby and several Pride events. To read and print your own copy of this history, download this link(PDF, 4MB).
If you would like this display at your event, please contact Daniel Lazo, Senior Community Engagement Coordinator, at dlazo@kirklandwa.gov.
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The City's Commitment
The City Council has adopted a series of actions affirming Kirkland’s commitment to equity and inclusion, including but not limited to:
- Resolution R-5686 (2025): Declaring Kirkland as a welcoming, inclusive, and safe city for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and recognizing their human rights and well-being.
- Resolution R-5240 (2017): Declaring Kirkland a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community for all people.
- Resolution R-5550 (2022): Supporting the codification of comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including abortion, and affirming support for marriage equality.
- Resolution R-5434 (2020): Ensuring the safety and respect of Black people, and committing to examine and dismantle interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism in Kirkland.
- Resolution R-5548 (2022): Adopting the City’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) 5-Year Roadmap.
- Ordinance O-3800 (2001): Amending Section 3.80.020 of the Kirkland Municipal Code to include sexual orientation in the City’s affirmative action policy.
The City also shows its pride through installing its first Pride crosswalk modeled after the intersex-inclusive progress flag and by lighting up the Totem Lake Connector Bridge throughout June in rainbow lights since 2023, with both intended as symbols of love, hope, inclusion and welcoming for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
The City collaborates with Eastside Pride PNW and Pride Across the Bridge for insight and guidance related to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Kirkland.
Past Events
Since 2014, the City of Kirkland has proclaimed the month of June as “Pride Month” in Kirkland. Pride is celebrated year-round throughout the country and typically in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969, which was a catalyst to the gay rights movement nationwide and worldwide.
Watch this video of the 2025 Pride Month Proclamation