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    Lubbock strips funding for monthly art event over drag show

    By Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune,

    2 days ago
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    The Lubbock LGBTQ+ community protests quietly in response to the Lubbock City Council's failure to pass a proclamation that would declare the month of June as Pride Month on June 27. This week, the council stripped funding from the city's monthly art walk over a drag show. Trace Thomas/For The Texas Tribune

    LUBBOCK — The City Council here on Tuesday voted to strip funding from a popular free monthly arts walk, after a council member suggested the event promoted a drag show.

    The 5-2 vote strips the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts of $30,000 of tax dollars collected from hotel stays — about a quarter of the funding for the First Friday Art Trail.

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