'It's Not About Black People. It's About Liberalism': Hetero Awesome Fest Organizer on Racist Comments

'It's not about Black people. It's about liberalism': Hetero Awesome Fest organizer on racist comments

Mark Fitzpatrick called the festival a success and said the racist comments made by a podcaster invited to the event were "free speech."

Organizer responds to racist comment at 'Hetero Awesome Festival'

The owner of the Old State Saloon says he didn't hear the racist remarks made during a podcast broadcast at his event in Boise.Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon and organizer of the "Hetero Awesome Festival" held at Cecil D. Andrus Park in Boise, said he didn't hear racist remarks made by Dave Reilly during a live podcast broadcast at the event.Reilly, co-host and producer of "The Backlash", which describes itself as "the premier A…

A Boise Bar’s “Hetero Awesome Fest” Was a Straight-Up Flop

The highlight of the event was musician Daniel Hamrick taking the stage to perform a pro-trans protest song.

A “Heterosexual Awesomeness” Festival Flopped — Then A Queer Singer Stole The Show

“This ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest,” the organisers of a Boise, Idaho festival promised. Instead, they offered a “full-on celebration of family values with guts.” The only problem? Almost nobody came to the party, and its most memorable moment was both woke and gutsy. The “Heterosexual Awesomeness” festival managed to attract only a few dozen […]

‘Hetero Awesome Fest’ in Boise Reportedly Flopped with Less Than 50 People Attending

A self-proclaimed celebration of “family values,” the “Hetero Awesome Fest” in Boise concluded this past weekend with a notably sparse turnout and a musical protest that momentarily disrupted its programming.