A Pride festival has been held in Franklin for the past two years, but this year anti-LGBTQ+ residents are accusing organizers of "grooming" children and seeking to destroy the nation.
Whereas Republican-controlled states are looking to restrict the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, in New Jersey the governor says everybody is welcome and free.
The state is advancing Rep. Leigh Finke's bill to protect young trans people and their parents from out-of-state actions that would prevent or punish gender-affirming care.
