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- THE RANGERS WILL HONOR JT ABOUT EVERYTHG ON THE FIELD EXCEPT GAY PRI ... AND WNG
- DALLAS' GAY PRI FTIVAL MOVG TO FAIR PARK OVER CROWD, NSTCTN NCERNS
THE RANGERS WILL HONOR JT ABOUT EVERYTHG ON THE FIELD EXCEPT GAY PRI ... AND WNG
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In Dallas, the Dallas Tavern Guild, the group of gay bar owners that ns the annual Pri para and ftival, gets asked each year askg why Dallas gays have to wa until September to march the streets. Dallas Southern Pri, for example, hosts a Jueenth ftival for black LGBTQ people every year to mark the end of slavery and revere eedom om anti-gay persecutn om wh the black muny. Neal, who also puts on the Dallas Black Lbian Pri events, says that durg that wir gatherg, groups of black gays hosted events and around Fair Park and South Dallas, and over the years, they turned to a big party.
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DALLAS' GAY PRI FTIVAL MOVG TO FAIR PARK OVER CROWD, NSTCTN NCERNS
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