Two-hour parade with famous grand marshal, main festival with music, drag queens, beer and spirits, and Family Fun Zone. Festival kicks off at noon.), Sawyer Point, Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 51 June 27: Cincinnati Pride Parade and Festival, 11 a.m. Wristband admits you onto all shuttles and in all bars all night. 16 bars/nightclubs 3 shuttle loops run 9 p.m.-3 a.m.
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Series of buses stop in Downtown, OTR, University Village, Northside, Newport and Covington. 51 June 26: Cincinnati Pride Bud Light Pub Crawl, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. "Blessed With a Purpose" celebrates blessings LGBTQA brothers and sisters bring to community. 51 June 25: Pride Interfaith Service, 7 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Cycle from Downtown to River City Softball complex for LGBT league play. 51 June 23: Pride Ride, 6:30 p.m., Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown. Bartenders and staff get dolled up, lip synch and dance. 51 June 22: Wiggin' Out Fundraiser, 7:30 p.m., Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. A portion of every book purchase goes to Cincinnati Pride. June 21: Dennis Pattinson: The Bad Little Boy Alphabet Book, 5 p.m., Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. 51 June 20: A Toast to Marriage Equality, 10 p.m., On Broadway, 817 Broadway, Downtown. Musical parody tribute to diva from down under. June 19: Michael Walters as Dame Edna, 8 p.m., Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine.
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What do you want for people to leave Pride thinking about or feeling? Columbus is 34, Cleveland is 26.Cincinnati Pride is 42-years old. Be proud of yourself, and come celebrate and share your pride with us.įun fact: NYC and San Francisco prides are 45 years old this year. Cincinnati Pride is for everyone, every single person. today was the first time I held my girlfriend's hand in public" warms my heart, keeps me motivated. Getting emails saying things like "thank you so much. We can collaborate on bigger things, collectively, and build a stronger LGBT Community. We don't get the leaders of our community together enough, I would love for Pride to serve in this capacity. We would like to create and serve as a one-stop shop for all LGBT organizations, which will include high school and college GSAs, churches, nonprofits (GLSEN, Caracole, et al), etc. Our vision includes a scholarship program, sponsoring events in the LGBT and other communities, assisting other non profits in the region. This year will be the biggest and best Cincinnati Pride yet.Ĭincinnati Pride is the only LGBT nonprofit in Cincinnati that doesn't have a specific mission, but rather, works to provide a service to our entire community. We have also become the fourth largest event in the city according to the Cincinnati Police Dept. We want to provide the best day of the year, each year.
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We now run pride as a business, each attendee, sponsor, vendor, parade participant is our customer. We have a board, a true organizational structure, an incredibly dedicated planning team and we are soliciting our nonprofit status. We no longer fit around Fountain Square, so Pride's home is now Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove. What has changed most about Pride since your involvement? Since 2010, I have been on the planning committee and co-president of Cincinnati Pride, Inc.
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I got much more involved after showing our pride in the heart of Cincinnati. My real estate partner and I were sponsors of Pride the first year downtown at Fountain Square. What is your history with Cincinnati Pride? How long have you been involved in and in what capacities? But starting this year, the group hopes to raise enough money to provide a scholarship for an area LGBT student, she said. Sales and fees from the festival will go toward supporting the events, she said. and to provide them with a support group that already exists." "It feels really good to be able to connect them with groups. "We get a lot of emails from kids who have never been to a Pride before," she said. Rousselle's favorite new element? The first-time attendees of Cincinnati Pride.