Toledo Pride organizers discuss event’s importance [Video]

“We need to unite to have a voice,” said Steve Reamey, who sits on the Board of Directors for Equality Toledo.

Reamey added that there is a lot on the line ahead of the November election.

“It’s been part of our community for generations and it’s an art form,” Reamey said of drag shows. “It’s what the community does. It’s a fun way of creativity.”

Reamey says another concern is banning literature geared toward the LGBTQ+ community.  

“Some literature that’s being taken off shelves as far as knowing our community and being able to out that through text. To have those things taken away is taking away our voice,” he said.

Lexi Hayman-Staples, the …