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Idaho's Hetero Awesome Fest Flops Amid Controversy - Idaho Statesman
- The Hetero Awesome Fest, a two-day event celebrating traditional gender norms, was held June 20 and 21 at Cecil D. Andrus Park in Boise, Idaho.
- Organizer Mark Fitzpatrick planned the event as an alternative to LGBTQ+ Pride Month to promote conservative family values and freedom.
- Musician Daniel Hamrick performed an original song about a transgender boy but was cut off, forcibly removed after three minutes when his lyrics conflicted with festival values.
- Fitzpatrick described Hamrick’s actions as "pathetic and evil" and said the song "goes against our values," while attendance hovered around 30 to 50 people over two days.
- The event ended in controversy, highlighting tensions over LGBTQ+ issues in conservative spaces and resulting in public criticism alongside Fitzpatrick’s claim of the fest's unexpected success.
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'Hetero Awesome Fest' gets hilariously trolled by a pro-LGBTQ+ singer
A so-called "Hetero Awesome Fest" held in Boise, Idaho over the weekend ended in disaster as its mere dozens of attendees witnessed its organizer fight a musician while a local podcast host bragged about the city's lack of Black residents. Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon, organized the event as a "celebration of traditional gender norms and heterosexual awesomeness" and an "alternative" to LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The festival, held o…
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