Thousands attend Akron’s first Pride event.

Kodie Green of Orlando carries a rainbow colored American flag down Market Street at the first Akron Pride on Saturday at Hardesty Park in Akron. Kodie came with a group from Orlando to represent the Pulse nightclub shooting. (Leah Klafczynski/Akron Beacon Journal)

Preston Broyles said his father thinks Satan controls him.

His twin sister thinks he betrayed her.

And until he changed high schools, everyone, even his guidance counselor, insisted on referring to him as a girl even though they knew he had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and identified as a boy.