Moab gears up for first gay pride march Saturday

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MOAB -- A gay pride march in conservative southern Utah is so unlikely that the idea actually started as a joke.

But Amy Stocks says she remembers how isolated she felt as a lesbian teen in Moab in the mid-1990s and figured it was about time.

Stocks got positive feedback when she posted a satirical video on Facebook showing a small town throwing a pride festival for its only gay resident.

The encouragement led Stocks to coordinate Moab's first gay pride march.

The co-founder of Saturday's event says the goal is to reach youth in the community who feel they have nowhere to turn.

Organizers say they hope other small towns follow suit.

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Associated Press writer Josh Loftin contributed to this report from Moab, Utah.

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