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This episode of the "SLO Equity Podcast — Making Space for Every Story", explores Pride beyond the month of June through a conversation with GALA Pride and Diversity Center, San Luis Obispo County's LGBTQIA+ community center.

As the first installment in our year-long Pride series, this episode reflects on the history of Pride as both a celebration and a protest, the evolution of LGBTQIA+ advocacy on the Central Coast, and the importance of creating spaces where people can experience belonging.

Guests Linnea Valdivia and Trevor Norcross discuss the history of GALA, why Pride still matters today, and what they hope the future of the LGBTQIA+ community in San Luis Obispo County will look like. Trevor also shares his perspective as the father of Lily Norcross, whose experience as a transgender student- ...