Memo To Self: The Bakken Never Fails To Amaze -- July 19, 2015

The Williston Herald is reporting:

Thursday night saw Williston’s first ever Rainbow Rendezvous, an event celebrating the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in Williston. Over 200 people packed into the Larkin Hart building at the UMV Fairgrounds to experience a live DJ, drinks and the company of fellow LGBT supporters.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” said Alex Johnson, the man responsible for the planning and hosting the event. Even LGBT members who’ve lived in Williston for many years said they never figured Williston would host an event like this, with sponsors that included J-Dubs Bar and Grill.

He said he didn’t know how big the Williston LGBT community was until he started presenting the event on Facebook. His suggestion invited a landslide of Facebook support from those identifying under many sexual orientations.

“I’m the straightest guy here,” said Brady Berndt, wearing short shorts, a purple boa and a shirt reading “Got Pride?” in glitter marker. “I’m here to support pride,” he said, just before kicking off on his scooter to coast around the bar.