E.E. Smith’s 2025 valedictorian censored, made to remove lines about transgender people’s plight from graduation speech
Gray Byrd, a transgender graduate, was forced to self-censor lines about attacks on trans people and youth from his speech after Cumberland County Schools district administrators rejected his first draft.
Fayetteville PRIDE moves annual festival to Crown Complex
Following a gun violence scare at the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival that led to attendees being evacuated from Festival Park last month, Fayetteville PRIDE has decided to move its annual festival to the Crown Complex.
Pride 2024: Your official guide to events in Cumberland County
Check out CityView’s guide to Pride 2024 events throughout Cumberland County.
Fayetteville PRIDE aims to create LGBTQ+ resource center
Fayetteville is the only city in North Carolina with a population greater than 200,000 people without an LGBTQ+ center. One local organization wants to change that.
