Pride events in smaller towns foster community, support homegrown talent and highlight local services, such as gender-affirming health care.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C.
‘Today is our day’: Hendersonville celebrates first Pride event
Though Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk’s proclamation of June 15 as the city’s first Pride day drew opposition leading up to the Saturday celebration, the festivities went off without a hitch. Many in the large crowd hailed the event as a harbinger of a major cultural shift in the small city.