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BY OLIVIA PAUL
PBO Pride hosted its inaugural Pride event at The Plant June 11. Local members of the
LGBTQIA+ community and allies came together to celebrate inclusion, diversity and equality. A variety of food vendors set up booths for attendees to enjoy, including Lilly Den Farm Meats & Eats and Copeland Springs Farm & Kitchen, along with commercial vendors such as Chatham County Public Health, My Charming Canine and more. Musical performances were scattered throughout the day, alongside a drag story time and kid zone, which included family-friendly activities like face painting, bubble making, stone stacking and dancing with rainbow streamers. The event ended with a parade through The Plant and a dance party with DJ K Luv and DJ Diego. CM 6
1 Curtis Hartley and Alvin Reynolds of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. 2 Lolly Dunlap and Amy Durso perform at the Courtyard Stage. 3 MB Clark and Joanna Szeto. 4 Mike and Lindsey Knapp with the Sanford LGBTQ Resource Center. 5 Sage Robertson, Jackson Bice and Ian Bice. 6 Adrienne Mizell, Julie DeShon and Emily Barrett with Free Mom Hugs of the NC Triangle.
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CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023