Melissa Malcolm King echoed that message of belonging, which she also believes pride brings. “There’s a level of acceptance that it’s like, regardless of how you grew up or the constraint you had upon yourself for not being genuine with who you really are, it was encouraging to see people and meet people who it didn’t matter to,” Odette said. Odette said he came from a background where he was never comfortable talking about his sexuality, but the event makes him feel loved unconditionally. So it’s been it’s been a lot of fun, and it’s been fun to see people’s reactions - ‘Oh, I have to have that for so-and-so.’”Ĭrowley and his husband, Kevin Odette, have been married for eight years, and both attended the Utah Pride Festival shortly after they met. “It’s been fun getting ready for the event, finding the fabrics online I’ve sewn all of these. He said he was shocked by the rare find at the Idaho Falls location, so he bought the whole bolt - and started making aprons from it. The lined aprons featured fun patterns like rainbow stained glass, rainbow crayons and pinup art of men and women.Ĭrowley first started making the “Gayprons” after working at Jo-Ann’s craft store, where he found a bolt of Twilight-themed fabric, based on the popular vampire franchise of the same name. Lynn Crowley, who is from Idaho Falls, hosted the “ Gayprons By Lynn” booth for his handmade aprons.
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