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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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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.”
Can Businesses Turn Away LGBT Customers? Court Battles Bubbling Back Up
By: Allison Sherry | Will Stone | NPR
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A central question related to LGBTQ rights may again be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court:
W.Va. Delegate Compares Gay Community to Ku Klux Klan
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate told a reporter on Friday that he thinks “the LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan.” The Charleston… Read More
June YAP Pride Happy Hour
Come to the June YAP Happy Hour to celebrate the unofficial wrap-up of Athens Pride Week, enjoy some delicious food and locally crafted beers, and engage in quality networking with… Read More
Zanesville LGBTQ Pride Night
A Variety show with organizations tabling, guest speakers and drag entertainers celebrating Pride in Zanesville. Message us with questions or board@seorainbow.org Speakers Nate Cole from the You Will Rise Project and Marshall Troxell from Equality Ohio Performers include… Boston Michaels… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Dance Party with DJ Zteffen
Athens Pride Fest is being organized by Ohio University LGBT Center, Southeast Ohio LGBTQ+ Center, Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition. Athens Pride Fest is a week long celebration of solidarity, diversity, unity, and… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Parade and Rally
We are excited to bring you Athens’ first PRIDE PARADE. It was our most requested event last year and we are delivering this year! The parade begins at 2PM (lineup starts… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Picnic and Hike
Athens Pride Fest is being organized by Ohio University LGBT Center, Southeast Ohio LGBTQ+ Center, Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition. Athens Pride Fest is a week long celebration of solidarity, diversity, unity, and… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Comedy Show at the Union
Join us for a night of laughs! Athens Pride Fest is being organized by Ohio University LGBT Center, Southeast Ohio LGBTQ+ Center, and Southeastern Ohio LGBT Coalition. Athens Pride Fest is a… Read More
Breaking Binaries at the Brewery
Join us for an evening of community and connections! Breaking Binaries is a celebration of the Rural Voices Conference and an opportunity to embrace transtastic pride. $1 from every brew… Read More
Rural Voices: Caring for Trans and Gender Diverse Communities
Rural Voices is a day-long summit for health and social service professionals to learn how to improve care for transgender and gender diverse people living in rural America. The learning… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Drag Queen Story Hour
Come out to the Athens Public Library for a special story time adventure! This event is for all ages, especially for younger children! A drag performer will choose a book… Read More
Athens Pride Fest Cheers and Queers
Join us for Cheers & Queers to kick off Athens Pride Fest officially! Athens Pride Fest is being organized by Ohio University LGBT Center, Southeast Ohio LGBTQ+ Center, and Southeastern Ohio LGBT… Read More
Athens Pride Fest SafeZone: LGBTQ Solidarity and Queer Accomplicehood
Join us for a FREE workshop exploring sexual and gender diversities. Participants will engage and discuss ways to be a good ally and accomplice to LGBTQ+ individuals in and beyond… Read More
Queer Touring Bands Find Their Own Spaces in Athens, Ohio
By: Devon Hannan
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By Devon Hannan Between bars and commercial venues, lines can be blurred in terms of what makes a safe space actually a safe. For bands on tour, efforts made my… Read More
Take Back the Night
By: Adriana Navarro, Kalila Bell, Ky Cobb
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Over a hundred Ohio University students, staff members and Athens community members poured out of Baker University Center and onto Court Street on April 5 to demand for safer streets…. Read More
Queer Dance
By: Ian Kenyon, Kalila Bell
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When looking at dance, movement can be a universal tool not just for pleasure, but to also make a statement. Juliet McMains is a professor in the dance department at… Read More
Athens LGBTQ Legacy Project
The School of Art + Design proudly presents the “Athens LGBTQ Legacy Project,” a historical tour, stories, film and panel discussion facilitated by Becky Chmielewski, at Seigfred Hall’s Mitchell Auditorium April… Read More