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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) America's Freedom Festival Parade, in Provo, allowed four LGBTQ groups to participate for the first time on July 4, 2018. Arturo Fuentes, left, and Eliza Crofts join the group Encircle: LGBT+ Family & Youth Resource Center during the parade.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) America's Freedom Festival Parade, in Provo, allowed four LGBTQ groups to participate for the first time on July 4, 2018.