"Last weekend, LGBTQ+ people and allies in Atlanta took what felt like a collective exhale. On a flawless autumn weekend that locals described as having the year's best weather, tens of thousands filled Midtown and Piedmont Park for the 55th annual Atlanta Pride festival - a celebration of identity, joy, and endurance that remains both the oldest Pride event in the South and the largest free Pride event in the nation."
"On Saturday and Sunday, the skies were clear, a gentle breeze drifted across the lawns, temperatures hovered near 75 degrees, and the usual Atlanta humidity was conspicuously absent. It was, in every sense, an invitation to gather. A Southern spectrum Under the theme Rooted in Resistance the festival sprawled across the park's lawns and streets, drawing an astonishing array of humanity."
On a flawless autumn weekend with clear skies and mild temperatures near 75 degrees, tens of thousands filled Midtown and Piedmont Park for the 55th annual Atlanta Pride festival. The event, the oldest Pride in the South and the nation's largest free Pride, celebrated identity, joy, and endurance under the theme Rooted in Resistance, honoring queer activists and everyday courage with the assertion that the very existence and celebration of LGBTQ+ lives are acts of resistance. Families, furries, leather aficionados, drag performers, athletes, teens, and elders mingled as music and multilingual conversations filled the park. Organizers estimated more than 200 vendors and nonprofits participated, and stages hosted musicians, drag performances, and speakers invoking the LGBTQ-rights movement's long legacy.
Read at Advocate.com
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