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Pride parades and events are a way to celebrate civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community.Usually, these parades take place in major cities, but now small towns like Leadville, Colorado, and Manitou Springs, Colorado, are starting their very first Pride events.The Pride celebrations popping up in smaller cities and towns often take cues from the original marches, which were political protests in major cities that go back 50 years to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. But today, these smaller events focus more on c
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