WARNING: This interview contains homophobic language beginning at [00:04:02] and ending at [00:04:23]. Mr. Ed Farthing discusses his experiences with and involvement in LGBTQ+ pride events and organizations as an openly gay man in the 1990s in Charlotte and Hickory, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Mr. Farthing's involvement with Equality NC and North Carolina Pride Pack and the roles he played in each organization; his emphasis on the importance of increasing visibility in LGBTQ+ organizations; how visibility impacted the relationship between the transgender community and gay pride organizations; the difference in the perspectives of older and younger queer people and queer people of color in the modern day; and the significant mentors and memorable anecdotes that shaped Mr. Farthing's experience with pride events and organizations.