After first thinking they could feign anti-discrimination and still cut out LGBT representation, the people behind Provo’s annual Fourth of July parade now are offering to let LGBT groups re-apply to join the parade.
Parade organizers’ first defense for denying the groups — they were “deemed outside the parameters of the parade guidelines” — crumbled in less than a day. A Utah County commissioner threatened to pull their public money (yes, this is taxpayer supported), and festival organizers later put out a statement saying the denied groups can re-apply for admittance.