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Fayetteville Pride almost didn’t happen this year. NWA Equality struggled with a significant funding gap back in December, Porter noted, amid rollbacks to DEI efforts across the country under the Trump administration.

“Like a third of our budget could have been wiped out,” Porter said. So NWA Equality participated in a local fundraising weekend called NWA Gives. In years past they hadn’t raised more than $10,000; this year, they raised $36,000.

“We explained to the community, this is what has happened and we need you to step up,” Porter said. “They did, and it was amazing. A lot of people stepped up to make sure we were still able to do this.”