Pride Festival visitors learn, play, sing in Mansfield Central Park
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MANSFIELD - Mansfield police haven t ruled out foul play in the death of Todd Rice, former president of the Mansfield Gay Pride Association and champion for the local LGBTQ community.
Capt. Shari Robertson said an autopsy, the results of which could take anywhere from 10 to 12 weeks, will provide more insight into the case. Montgomery County conducts autopsies from Richland County.
Rice, 45, was found dead inside his home on April 5 after his employer called police, saying Rice hadn t shown up for work.
The door to his home, 422 Marion Ave., was ajar, according to a police report. Rice s 2016 Jeep Renegade was also missing.
The day was founded by U.S.-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT recognition of transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned the murders of transgender people, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community.
The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009.
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Kelli Quail, president of the Mansfield Gay Pride Association, and Sheila Barone, leader of Positive Progressions and the association s transgender outreach program, addressed the crowd.