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BOISE, Idaho — A minor confrontation broke out at the controversial "Hetero Awesome Fest" on Saturday when a protester took the stage and began singing a pro-LGBTQ+ song before being removed.

According to several livestreams of the event, including those from Old Street Saloon, the incident occurred during the two-day festival held on June 20-21 in Cecil D. Andrus Park, directly across from the Idaho State Capitol. Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon and organizer of the event, rushed the stage and took the microphone from the man after about a minute of singing.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

A party full of people that are so unsure and afraid of their sexuality that they have to gather together and make a point of it to the world that they are really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really not gay, not even a little bit bi, absolutely bit bi at all!

Okay then, hope you guys have fun, then! Don't check what's happening behind the toilets, though!

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm a cis white male, but I'll suck some dick to protest this bullshit.

[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 3 points 1 week ago

Oddly enough this IS on my bingo card for today.

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

This is the hardest not the onion thing I have ever seen.

The title of the festival. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm fucking dying here. Holy shit.

I spent a summer once in Idaho in my early youth. Hard to describe anything there in terms of "awesome" unless it's beer gut.

[–] emmanuel_car@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

Boys, I da ho, sounds very straight to me

[–] YourMomsTrashman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Omfg, that's insane.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bet Grindr crashed from all the extra traffic.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah all of the two dozen people

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago

It's not a very well made app, so that's still believable.

I rather enjoyed the song

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