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Reasons To Celebrate S.O. Pride

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The celebration may turn up a few notches at this year's Southern Oregon Pride Festival, Saturday (Oct. 10) in Ashland. 

This is the year the Supreme Court overturned state laws banning same-sex marriage, and there have been other gains for the LGBTQ community. 

But changes in attitudes toward gay rights seldom move in a straight line, pun unintentional. 

janelle wilson (her spelling choice) visits the studio with thoughts on this year's events... and what's being celebrated.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.