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Athens Pride Fest Drag Queen Story Time
We have had many parents and kids request this event again and we are so proud to bring it to y’all! A selection of drag performers will read LGBTQ inclusive children’s books for kids of all ages! We are also going to have a selfie corner with props of the kids to take pictures with… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Rainbow Alliance Swim and Picnic
SEORA is so happy to bring the community a free pool day! SEORA with the help of Athens Pride Fest sponsors have rented out the city pool for the afternoon of June 9th. We will have donated food that will be free. We also invite the food trucks to come to the parking lot! All… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Community Dinner
SEORA and Lulu’s El Camino Mexican Cuisine Restaurant are happy to host a community dinner on June 8th at 7 PM. Lulu’s El Camino is an Athens Pride Fest sponsor for a second year in a row. The community dinner will have a taco bar, paid for by SEORA. Guests are welcome to order off… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Parade and Rally
SEORA is excited to bring you the second annual Athens Pride Fest Parade followed by a Rally with local speakers and organizations. Come celebrate with us! Parade pushes off at 11 AM, if you are involved in the parade the line-up begins at 10 AM. We are still confirming the route with the city but… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Drag Show featuring Stacy Layne Matthews
SEORA is proud to bring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Stacy Layne Matthews to Athens Pride Fest 2019, henny! This talented queen will blow your mind! She will be joined by many local queens ready to rock your world! Doors open at 9 PM, come early and order food and a drink and prepare for an… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Cheers and Queers
Athens Pride Fest kicks off at Athens Uncorked on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 for an LGBTQ+ Happy Hour! Cheers & Queers is an inclusive happy hour meant to bring the community together and celebrate our identities. Drinks specials will be announced closer to the date! Cheers, queers! Organized by the Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance with… Read More
Catholic School Sues Ohio City Over LGBTQ Protections
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Lyceum, a Catholic college preparatory school, is suing the city of South Euclid for its anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people. The school’s attorney says, making sexual orientation and gender identity protected classes, threatens The Lyceum’s religious freedom. Christiana Holcomb with the Alliance Defending Freedom represents The Lyceum. She says the law counters some of the school’s… Read More
Judge Grants Transgender Teen’s Name Change
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio judge has reversed his earlier denial of a transgender 15-year-old’s legal name change and is allowing that change. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Warren County Probate Judge Joseph Kirby ruled Tuesday that the name change “is in the best interest of the child.” Kirby previously said in his denial that… Read More
Lawmakers Call For LGBTQ Protections In Ohio’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group of Ohio legislators are trying to add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression into the state’s anti-discrimination law. The bill known as the “Ohio Fairness Act” would make those additions a protected class in employment, housing and other public accommodations. Right now, a person in Ohio could be fired from their job,… Read More
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”