Video: Why Pride Month is so important right now in North Carolina

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June 25, 2025

The head of the largest LGBTQ Pride organization in North Carolina on supporting Pride Month in a tense political moment.

🌈 Meredith Thompson heads Charlotte Pride, one of the largest LGBTQ+ Pride organizations in the South.

She talked to Cardinal & Pine about speaking out in tough times, and about showing up for Charlotte Pride’s huge Pride weekend in August in the Queen City.

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