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Southern Oregon Pride Parade celebrates freedom to love

Ashland City Councilor Gina DuQuenne speaks at a Pride celebration
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Ashland City Councilor Gina Duquenne speaks at a Pride celebration

Tens of millions of Americans do not conform to the dominant cultural perspective of heterosexual relations inherited from previous generations and past eras of American history.

The stigmas and hostilities faced by nonconforming Americans are challenged by peaceful celebrations of the freedom to love. Nationally, these celebrations are demonstrated in Pride Parades.

Oct 1 is the annual Southern Oregon Pride Parade and celebration. The theme this year is Freedom. Ashland City Councilor, Gina DuQuenne joins the Exchange to talk about the SO Pride Parade.

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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.
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