A gay pride festival in Franklin, Tennessee, dominated hours of conversation at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting this week, with the city’s mayor casting a tie-breaking vote to allow the festival to be held at a public park for its third year.
The meeting on April 11 had over 100 members of the community present to speak, mostly against the approval of the permit for this year’s event.
Franklin is the county seat of Williamson County, the wealthiest county in Tennessee, according to census data. Franklin is a Republican stronghold in Tennessee, being the hometown of Gov. Bill Lee and current residence of Sen. Marsha Blackburn….