Events were held both Friday and Saturday nights, with Saturday's focused on drag performances and togetherness. He was one of several hundred people packed into a parking lot at District West Downtown for the Virginia West Pride Fest, which was billed as the largest outdoor Pride Month event in Columbus. 'I think this is the start of something big.' Hundreds gather for outdoor Pride celebration 'I am so happy right now,' he said after walking away from the stage in order to be heard.
With the techno music from the stage in front of him thumping so loudly you'd swear it shook the ground, Phillip Skunza held his cup of vodka and soda water aloft and danced in circles so fast that it sent the colored beads around his neck swinging.