For years, people in Asheville have asked for a festival during Pride month.
The city’s largest annual Pride festival, Blue Ridge Pride, traditionally happens in September which has disappointed some people looking to celebrate Pride on the June anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
This year, organizer Butch Thompson is making people’s wishes come true, bringing a June Pride festival back to the city for the first time in decades. AVL Stonewall Fest debuts this weekend with three days of music, drag performances and dance parties to downtown Asheville…