Atlanta Pride's Jamie Fergerson Addresses Criticisms on 'Good Judy' podcast

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Jul 22

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The last year or so has seen many bleak changes at Atlanta Pride—the Southeast’s largest Pride festival. As Project Q has reported, many of the board members and staff have quit or resigned. In October, the committee hired a PR firm to help handle some of the criticisms they were facing from the community. On top of that, many people still have concerns over the the presence of police and large corporations at the annual festival.

Because of all this, a lot of people have questioned the leadership of Executive Director, Jamie Fergerson, who has led the organization since 2015. The queens at the “Good Judy” podcast decided it was time to address some of these critiques, and this week they went straight to the source.

Hosts Brigitte Bidet and Ella/Saurus/Rex spoke to Fergerson on the podcast and covered a range of criticisms that have been launched at her and the organization. Fergerson didn’t hold back in the interview, saying that although she will not engage in Facebook drama, her email inbox is always open.

When asked about larger corporations at Pride, she clarified: “A little over half of our budget comes from corporate sponsorship. We also turn down a lot of corporate money.”

You can find the full interview streaming below, or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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