Yesterday, October 6th 2018 PFLAG Tupelo, Link Centre, SPECTRUM Toyota, and many member of the local LGBTQ+ community. The event was attended by more than 300 people celebrating togetherness and community spirit.

Speakers included Eric Godiva White as MC, Melanie Deas of the Link Centre the events primary organizing force, as well as individuals from the LGBTQ+ Fund, the HRC Mississippi, and the ACLU of Mississippi.

Among the topics of conversation, the most mentioned were the love and acceptance of not only others, but of yourself. And while the focus of the event was Equality and LGBTQ+ community, no one was unwelcome. That included the two protesters, who respectfully stood across the street, and held signs representing their views. Members of the Event team even took them bottles of cold water.

Vendors were on site, including artists, as well as booths selling event T-Shirts, and booths for the HRC, LGBTQ+ Fund, the The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.

All in all, the event can be considered a success, and a nice gathering showing the love and support of the Tupelo community for all it’s members.