by Justin Hendershot
GAO Secretary
On Saturday, June 4, 2011, the Triad Coalition of Reason provided the GAO and FACT (Forsyth Area Critical Thinkers) with a booth at the Triad Pride festival. Many people came by the booth to tell us that they were glad we were there. Jim (FACT organizer) went up on stage to speak and told everyone what we represent and that we were there to support the LGBT community. We received some donations and had a decent number of people sign up to join the group. I was there all day and had a really good time. "No H8" was there and provided the entertainment. I wasn't too crazy about the religious connotations of some of the songs, but other than that, they provided a really good show. They performed some of the musical, "Rent," on stage, which was pretty cool.
I believe that it's very important that we as atheists show support for the LGBT community. We must show that we, unlike most religious groups, are not only tolerant, but supportive of the lifestyle choices of our fellow human beings.
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