On Sunday, Aug. 17, Charlotteans gathered for the annual Pride Festival and Parade — a modern celebration from Charlotte Pride, founded in 2000, that builds on a local advocacy legacy dating to the 1980s.
The event, which was first held in 2001 and now draws more than 200,000 attendees, marked a new chapter this year as the festival moved to First Ward Park, while the parade continued its vibrant march down Tryon Street…