JACKSON, Miss. – Saturday, June 11, history will be made in the city of Jackson. It will be the Capital City’s first ever LGBT pride parade.

“I think a lot of people is afraid to take chances, me, I’m not. I thought about it, contemplated a lot about it and I just said, why not,” says organizer Temica Morton. State Street in Downtown is expected to be packed with 20 to 30 groups of people participating in the parade.

“I’ve had people as far as Alabama contact me to say that they’re coming,” says Morton.

In many parts of the country, pride parades have gone on for decades.

“People have tried to do this before in the past, but it wasn’t, I think it wasn’t the right time,” says parade co-organizer Valencia Robinson.

Robinson pointed to the passage of House Bill 1523, a bill that will become law next month that supporters say gives businesses freedom of religion. However, those who oppose it, call HB 1523 a license to discriminate.

“We have to show a united front because starting July first that discrimination bill goes into effect. So we want people to come together,” says Robinson.

So far, the organizers say they’ve gotten nothing but support from the community. If there are those who oppose the parade, Saturday, a plan is in place.

“We haven’t heard anything but just in case that happens we do have a plan, the non-engagement plan. We don’t want people to get caught up in what the nay-sayers are saying just show them that we are here to have fun and whatever their feelings are, it’s okay to have just don’t interrupt us and plus we will have JPD with us too,” adds Robinson.