US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Rainbows but also clouds as NC town hosts Pride Fest amid Trump administration’s anti-trans push
Thousands attended the Wake Forest Pride Festival to affirm LGBTQ+ rights amid transgender military bans and restrictive policies from the Trump administration, organizers said.
- Saturday, thousands gathered in Wake Forest to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, with the event also coinciding with National Coming Out Day.
- President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to bar transgender people from military service and define biological sex, while Amanda Cottrill warned that `history repeats itself` at Wake Forest Pride Fest.
- Police monitored the scene as people banged drums and shouted while opponents singing hymns and waving signs confronted people in rainbow clothing.
- John Pavlovitz, author, activist and former youth pastor, spoke from the stage Saturday, prompting applause and tears and pledging, `We will not allow ourselves or the people we care about to be dehumanized or mistreated or erased.`
- Nikki Lyons watched her daughter Maeve play with a miniature Pride flag, then urged unity, saying `We have to come together and stand against this administration`.
Insights by Ground AI
30 Articles
30 Articles
Coverage Details
Total News Sources30
Leaning Left15Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 32%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
