Around 2,900 runners headed to Piedmont Park on Sunday morning for the annual Pride Run ATL 5K.

It was the first in a series of events around Atlanta in June that will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has sought to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — which oftentimes support LGBTQ+ efforts — in public schools and other organizations that receive government funding. The Trump administration has also banned trans people from the military and signed an executive order to prevent trans girls from participating in school sports.

Julia Stewart, one of the Pride Run ATL 5K organizers, suspects the administration’s attitude toward the LGBTQ+ community is part of why some donors wanted to remain anonymous this year and

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