Frederick Pride draws crowds of LGBTQ+ people and allies despite high temperatures

Chasity Vain, one of the entertainers at Frederick Pride and a frequent flyer at Western Maryland drag events, brought the heat to an already stifling-hot afternoon along Carroll Creek on Saturday. As the drag queen danced her way around the amphitheater, the sun reflected off of her sequined headdress and sparking tights as hundreds of people in the crowd flapped multicolored fans and flags in time with the thumping music.