LARGO — It’s Friday night at a small bar in an unassuming strip plaza, and 20 women are standing on stage learning how to line dance. Clad in their country best, they follow their high-ponytailed, Daisy Dukes-wearing instructor’s lead. A shuffle here. A turn there. Their feet zigzag in step with their dance partners. Earlier this year, The Lady’s Room couldn’t gather this kind of crowd. Back .
A Pride event in Tennessee is facing the reality of heightened threats and tension toward the LGBTQ community this year, beefing up security after warnings from the Aryan Nations.