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A History of Pride in Arkansas

By Jacqueline Froelich

Published June 14, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT

The Equality Crew founder, left, Danielle May, with husband, Ben May, and Michael Bennett-Spears, with husband Joseph Bennett-Spears attending The Equality Crew Galactic Masquerade Prom in April 2022.

A program on the history of Pride and the LGBTQ+ equality movement in Arkansas will be presented by Michael Bennet-Spears at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, tomorrow, Wednesday evening June 15th. Bennett-Spears is program director for The Equality Crew, a nonprofit organizations benefitting LGBTQ+ youth in NWA.

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