The Tennessee Pride Chamber hosted its 10th annual Boro Pride at MTSU’s Tennessee Miller Coliseum on Oct. 4. But this year, there is growing concern about the event’s funding.
“Companies don’t want to be seen at Pride anymore; it gets a lot of backlash,” said William Langston, a founding member of the Boro Pride planning committee. “It’s the general climate … It’s definitely the case that if you have the audacity to support people who aren’t mainstream, any marginalized community, you’re going to get in trouble.”
Brendon Hallaway, an MTSU alumnus, started Boro Pride in 2016 as a local event for Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ individuals to foster a sense of community…