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FROM PAGE 12 likely to die by suicide and that it’s important to share the message that there may be people that look di erently than the “mainstream” and that that’s OK.

“It’s no secret that I am a Republican. I’m a Christian. I’m a father, and I’m also a member of the LGBTQ community. I support all of those groups, and those aren’t mutually exclusive. I believe that the God I believe in loves all people, and there’s really an opportunity to educate and inform one another at any age that that love exists,” Laydon continued.

After the Pride event, as videos of what happened circulated, Commissioner Lora omas met with Kerkezian and others, and they understood what went wrong, omas said at the commissioners’ meeting.

“ ey told me that there are parents who believe that drag is an art form