‘Happy pride’: Parade celebrates Toledo’s LBGTQ community

Oh, how sweet it is. Celebrating 16 years, the Toledo Pride community came together to toast an event that’s grown from 2,500 attending to over 15,000 expected downtown this weekend.

Lexi Hayman-Staples recalled planning the first Toledo Pride festival 16 years ago with her wife, Nicole.

“It’s something that’s needed in our area. We’re a big city, and all the big cities have them,” said Ms. Hayman-Staples, executive director of the festival…

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