Hetero Awesome Fest
The Heterosexual Awesomeness Festival, or Hetero Awesome Fest, was a two-day straight pride event held in Boise, Idaho, in June 2025. The festival was held at Cecil D. Andrus Park. It had a budget of $85,000. Dozens of people attended. One op-ed writer for the called the event "an absolute bust".
The festival was organized by Mark Fitzpatrick, who has also organized Heterosexual Awesomeness Month and started the Heterosexual Awesomeness Inc. According to The Hill, Fiztpatrick was "inspired to create the June events when he and his family were discussing how to spend his daughter’s birthday last year. He said they could not go to downtown Boise, where Pride events were held." The festival's website said, "This ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest; it’s a full-on celebration of family values with guts. throwing down to honor God’s design and obliterate the anti-family noise."
During the event, singer-songwriter Daniel Hamrick (also known as Archer Flynn) tricked organizers by performing an "unapologetic pro-trans anthem", according to Instinct. Fizpatrick removed the singer from the stage. Star Observer called the song the highlight of the festival.
Lavender farm Red Chair Lavender, host of an annual lavender harvest festival, canceled the festival's sponsorship by the business operated by the festival's organizer after a racist comment was made at the event. A counter event was organized by the local LGBTQ community.
The festival was organized by Mark Fitzpatrick, who has also organized Heterosexual Awesomeness Month and started the Heterosexual Awesomeness Inc. According to The Hill, Fiztpatrick was "inspired to create the June events when he and his family were discussing how to spend his daughter’s birthday last year. He said they could not go to downtown Boise, where Pride events were held." The festival's website said, "This ain’t your limp-wristed woke fest; it’s a full-on celebration of family values with guts. throwing down to honor God’s design and obliterate the anti-family noise."
During the event, singer-songwriter Daniel Hamrick (also known as Archer Flynn) tricked organizers by performing an "unapologetic pro-trans anthem", according to Instinct. Fizpatrick removed the singer from the stage. Star Observer called the song the highlight of the festival.
Lavender farm Red Chair Lavender, host of an annual lavender harvest festival, canceled the festival's sponsorship by the business operated by the festival's organizer after a racist comment was made at the event. A counter event was organized by the local LGBTQ community.
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