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  • International Transgender Day of Visibility

    International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is celebrated annually on March 31st to recognize the achievements of transgender and gender-diverse people and to raise awareness about the discrimination they face, creating a positive counterpoint to Transgender Day of Remembrance. Started by activist Rachel Crandall in 2009, it's a day for celebrating trans lives, advocating for rights, and […]

  • Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center

    Joliet Pride Network sponsors the Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center run by Youth Outlook. This partnership ensures that LGBTQ+ youth in the Joliet area have consistent access to a safe, welcoming, and affirming space. Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center What Happens: Guided by trained staff and volunteers, the drop-in sessions include: Group discussions focused on topics like identity, self-esteem, mental health, and […]

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence in the United States. It is observed in April. Each year during the month of April, state, territory, tribal and community-based organizations, rape crisis centers, government agencies, businesses, campuses and […]

  • International Asexuality Day

    International Asexuality Day (IAD) is celebrated annually on April 6th, serving as a global effort to recognize, raise awareness, and advocate for the asexual spectrum community, including asexual, demisexual, and grey-asexual identities, challenging their marginalization and promoting understanding within the broader LGBTQIA+ sphere. It's a day for education, celebration, solidarity, and highlighting the diverse experiences […]

  • Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center

    Joliet Pride Network sponsors the Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center run by Youth Outlook. This partnership ensures that LGBTQ+ youth in the Joliet area have consistent access to a safe, welcoming, and affirming space. Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center What Happens: Guided by trained staff and volunteers, the drop-in sessions include: Group discussions focused on topics like identity, self-esteem, mental health, and […]

  • April JPN Board Meeting

    Realty Executives Success 700 W Jefferson St, Shorewood, IL, United States

    Monthly board meeting.

  • Center on Halsted 2026 Human First Gala

    The Geraghty 2520 S Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    6pm Reception • 7pm Dinner & Program About Center on Halsted Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day, including Center […]

  • Day of Silence

    Day of Silence is an annual day of action organized by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. #DayOfSilence

  • Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center

    Joliet Pride Network sponsors the Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center run by Youth Outlook. This partnership ensures that LGBTQ+ youth in the Joliet area have consistent access to a safe, welcoming, and affirming space. Youth Outlook’s Joliet/Lockport Drop-In Center What Happens: Guided by trained staff and volunteers, the drop-in sessions include: Group discussions focused on topics like identity, self-esteem, mental health, and […]

  • April Gayme Night

    Critical Grind 852 Sharp Dr. Unit L, Shorewood, IL, United States

    The Joliet Pride Network hosts a regular “gayme” night at the Critical Grind Board Game Cafe in Shorewood, IL on the third Thursday of the month from 7-9pm. The “gayme” night is an event designed to promote inclusion, dignity, and acceptance by providing a safe and friendly environment for the local LGBTQ+ community and its […]