Missoula Pride Organizers Call Celebration ‘Resistance’ as State Laws Target LGBTQ Rights

Jun 21, 2025

Missoula Pride co-chairs framed upcoming Pride events as both celebration and political resistance, citing statewide policy attacks on transgender youth, curriculum and healthcare and urging public support for local Pride and counseling services.

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Missoula Pride co-chairs Devon Carpenter and Kara Rivera addressed a Missoula rally, calling this year’s Pride activities an act of resistance amid what they described as “calculated and direct attacks” on queer and transgender people in state legislatures.

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