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Couple gets engaged at Pride Run finish line: "Keep running with me?"
By Molly Sprayregen at LGBTQ Nation
· July 4, 2026
· 2 min read
Video of a couple getting engaged at a Pride-themed race in New York City is warming hearts across social media. Chris Siretz dropped to one knee at the finish line of the annual Front Runners New York LGBTQ+ Pride Run 4-Miler on June 27, proposing to longtime partner Omar Merced while the pair were
Key takeaway signs 3 trans rights bills into law & then marches in Pride parade that afternoon "I love you so much," Siretz says in the video after the pair crosses the finish line.
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Category: rights ·
Published: July 4, 2026 ·
Source: LGBTQ Nation ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? Video of a couple getting engaged at a Pride-themed race in New York City is warming hearts across social media. Chris Siretz dropped to one knee at the finish line of the annual Front Runners New York LGBTQ+ Pride Run 4-Miler on June 27, proposing to longtime partner Omar Merced while the pair were
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