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Her mother sent her to conversion therapy. But she found faith in her small town
Her parents took her to a Christian counselor, hopeful that he would dissuade her from being gay. He didn’t.
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He couldn’t hide in his small hometown. So he decided to stand out
As a tall, Black minister’s son in a small, predominantly white Texas town, DeAndré Upshaw definitely stood out. It ended up helping him thrive in the small community.
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Finding freedom as an LGBTQ person in a city after escaping a small town
Living in a small town isn’t always easy as an LGBTQ person. It can be isolating, make people feel trapped and unable to be their true selves. However, that doesn’t mean the future is destined to be miserable.
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Town rejects Pride resolution because there’s no “Straight Pride.” So they got ambushed.
Over 70 vehicles descended on the town with rainbow flags and feather boas. “It exceeded our wildest expectations.”
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After a man ripped down a small town’s Pride flag, the residents took to the streets
The town only has 25,000 people, but they poured into the streets to send the message that “Watertown won’t stand for this.”
