Nashville Pride needs $250k to survive after losing corporate sponsors
"Nashville Pride is in a state of emergency," the group said.
August 21, 2025
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"Nashville Pride is in a state of emergency," the group said.
He said he would “make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs for this event” and that he was going to “commit a mass shooting.”
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