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Even the smoke couldn鈥檛 cloud 麻豆AV鈥檚 Pride weekend, rainbow clad people still showed their support for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Pride Parade

The march was led by Anas Qartoumeh, a gay Syrian refugee who gave an impactful speech and was met with applause during the event.

鈥淚 want to ask my community in the Middle East 鈥攄o you think I鈥檓 gay? Yes, I am,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 am me now and I will never go back to not being me.鈥�

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For his first 34 years, Anas Qartoumeh lived a life that wasn鈥檛 his.

鈥淲hen I was young I had a soft voice and the way I walked was different,鈥� he said.

鈥淚 used to be interested in my sisters鈥� toys. My father, he would say he had three daughters (two sisters) and I was the third.鈥�

Qartoumeh鈥檚 father not only took note of these 鈥渇eminine traits,鈥� he tried to quash them, so Qartoumeh changed to avoid being a disappointment.

Read Anas Qartoumeh鈥檚 full story here

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Drag Queens have danced their way to the forefront of pop culture, but Drag Kings are still fighting for their time in the spotlight.

麻豆AV鈥檚 drag scene is growing and diversifying, but the drag kings have always been around according to Laura McKenzie, also known as 鈥楥raven Moorehead鈥� who she describes as,鈥漛oth a rock and roll legend and a total perv.鈥�

Read about one of 麻豆AV鈥檚 Drag Kings here

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A 麻豆AV actor is pursuing his dreams, stepping out of his comfort zone and finding success.

Tristan Huff, 32, is part of a new TV series called The Whole Package, a reality show that has 20 men competing in different challenges, such as perfecting drag makeup in 20 minutes, wearing high heels and performing the best pole dance.

Read about the 麻豆AV actor featured in LGBTQ2+ series here

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Here鈥檚 how you spent your pride weekend in 麻豆AV in our community photo album.

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