Pride-themed march in Midtown protests cancellation of drag show
Cars honk in support of the growing crowd in Overton Square for the LGBTQ rights march in Midtown on Sept 30, 2022. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Protesters gather at First Congregational Church at 1000 Cooper St. on Sept. 30, 2022. (Joshua Carlucci/The Daily Memphian)
Moth Moth Moth leads the crowd in chants at the LGBTQ rights march in Midtown on Sept. 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Attendees make their own signs at the LGBTQ rights march on Sept. 30, which followed cancellation of a drag show at the Museum of Science & History on Sept. 23. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Mark Jones brandishes his sign at the LGBTQ rights march in Midtown on Sept. 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Protesters march down Cooper Street for LGBTQ rights on Sept. 30. (Joshua Carlucci/The Daily Memphian)
Dogs were welcome at the LGBTQ rights march on Sept. 30. This one is decked out in Pride-themed attire. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Organizers speak to the crowd at 1000 Cooper St., the final destination of the march. Moth Moth Moth is at right, and Jenna Dunn is second from right. (Joshua Carlucci/The Daily Memphian)
Jane Joyce-Munoz, age 8, makes a sign for the LGBTQ rights march on Sept. 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
More than 50 people showed up in support of the LGBTQ rights march in Midtown on Sept 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A homemade sign expresses one of the themes of the march in Midtown on Sept. 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The LGBTQ rights march approaches a Pride-themed intersection in Midtown on Sept. 30. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A colorful group of protesters march down Cooper Street on Sept. 30. (Joshua Carlucci/The Daily Memphian)
“We have families and rights. To see the children, who were having a good time, crying and terrified, was horrible,” said organizer Jenna Dunn. “It lit a fire inside of me that was already burning.”
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Joshua Carlucci is a food writer and professional cook from rural Central California. He is a Memphis transplant by way of New Orleans and New York City. He has a bachelor’s in English from UC Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education and is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Memphis.
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