STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The second year was a little easier for organizers of a gay pride parade in a Mississippi college town.

It took a protracted standoff that included a lawsuit before Starkville’s elected officials permitted a gay pride parade earlier this year.

Tuesday, alderman voted 4-3 to approve 2019′s application.

The Commercial Dispatch reports three aldermen say they don’t think the city should spend on in-kind services for any parades, also voting Tuesday against a permit for a Martin Luther King Jr. march. Two opponents are African American.

Aldermen originally rejected the Starkville Pride permit on a 4-3 vote last year, but Alderman David Little abstained from a second vote, allowing Mayor Lynn Spruill to break the tie in favor of the parade permit. This year, Little voted for the permit.

Written by: The Commercial Dispatch