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BIG GAY BNCH
“We had the Big Gay Bnch last year and we had a Judy Garland impersonator. 13 and wrappg up wh the Big Gay Bnch on Oct. One of the people stg on that cy missn was Carthers, who is openly gay.
"TEN STEPS FORWARD, EIGHT STEPS BACK"That’s not to say the battle is won, or that homophobia or discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn or genr inty are thgs of the past. The art stallatns drew onle backlash and hateful ments om some muny members, promptg Carthers to qutn how much progrs Traverse Cy had actually ma toward LGBTQ+ acceptance — and how much the example set by the Tmp Whe Hoe might be affectg forward momentum for the gay muny and other mory groups. The announcement not only me the middle of Pri Month but also on the four-year anniversary of a mass shootg at Pulse, the Orlando gay bar where 49 people were murred and 53 jured.
In the special electn forced by the rell, Sietg lost the village princy to Harley Wal, an openly gay man. TAKING THE NEXT STEPSWhile the lol LGBTQ+ muny and alli are thrilled to have a muny center like Poltar —and would like to see more safe spac of s ilk other areas throughout northern Michigan — Cameron said their ultimate hope is that the gay muny will eventually be able to safely move out of the sequtered gatherg spac and further to the open. “It’s ol that we have had a gay bar Traverse Cy for as long as we have.