The Latest on a Mississippi city's denial of a gay pride parade (all times local):3:40 p.m.A Mississippi State University student who unsuccessfully sought a city permit for a gay pride parade and related events says she intends to sue the city. ———9:45 a.m.City leaders in a Mississippi college town have denied a request to host the city's first Pride Parade. Starkville Pride, an LGBT support group, wanted to hold the parade March 24 in Starkville. The newspaper reports that some Starkville Pride organizers left the meeting in tears. Spruill noted that Oxford, Mississippi, where the University of Mississippi is based, has held gay pride parades for several years.

Source: ABC News February 21, 2018 21:33 UTC