95 Photos of Pride In Mike Pence's Backyard

What started as a high school project for Erin Bailey (pictured above) soon grew out of the one-block festival that she had originally intended. More than 2,000 people showed up  Saturday in spite of the rain to have a rainbow-drenched day of joy and Pride in homophobic Vice President Mike Pence’s hometown, Columbus, Ind., The Indianapolis Star reports.

Affirming churches had booths, town leaders attended, and a Mike Pence look-alike, Glen Pannell of New York, came — all to create a more welcoming community for everyone.

Here’s the event page on Facebook.

Fine arts photographer Andrew Printer continues to shoot great event photos for Advocate.com. He can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.