A crowd of students, parents and San Diego Unified members gathered outside district headquarters Thursday to raise the Pride progress flag, kicking off the beginning of Pride month. Some students were bused in for the annual ceremony. "It celebrates the fact our district understands LGBTQ+ youth and it’s really affirming us," said Jody Huege, a high school junior. "It celebrates our history and how far we’ve come and how much we can still do." Several speakers, including some very young students, shared their stories of being LGBTQIA+ youth. The flag was raised around 10:45 a.m. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-unified-holds-ceremony-to-raise-pride-progress-flag/509-3aeb6262-6b5b-47ec-b064-256cb3b3d86f