Tag: Starkville
The Town That Banned Pride Held Its First Pride Parade
Some 2,500 people attended Starkville, Mississippi's inaugural Pride celebration.
Thousands marched through the streets of Starkville, Mississippi, on Saturday for the town’s first-ever LGBT Pride parade. Making the event all the more poignant is that it almost didn’t happen.
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Despite widespread support, including from Mayor Lynn Spruill, the Starkville Board of Aldermen voted 4-3 last month to deny organizers a special permit to host the parade. The event posed no security or logistical problems, but council members gave no reason for...
