International Drag Day is an annual global celebration on July 16th, honoring drag culture, performers (queens, kings, etc.), and their significant contributions to LGBTQ+ history, activism, and artistic expression through fashion, makeup, and performance. Started by Adam Stewart in 2009, the day highlights drag's evolution from marginalized entertainment to a mainstream force for self-expression, joy, and […]
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 7-11pm. 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 […]
Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]
The GCLS’s annual conference is the premier literary event for both authors and readers. The event brings together readers, fans, writers, editors, audiobook narrators, and publishers to celebrate women loving women literature. As lovers of literature, we understand the power of words. We appreciate how the right words can provide shades of meaning, nuance, and […]
Forget everything you know about your grandma’s bingo hall. No rolling cages, no dusty daubers, and definitely no silence. Every first Thursday of the month, Critical Grind transforms into a battlefield of beats and rhythms for Game of Tones Musical Bingo! If you’ve got a “critical hit” ear for music and a competitive streak, this is […]
Monthly board meeting.
Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]
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 7-11pm. 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 […]
On this day in 1945, Marsha P. Johnson was born. Famous for being one of the initiators of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Johnson was a gay liberation activist and a self-identified drag queen. Her legacy would go on to influence many in the LGBTQ+ community. #HappyBirthdayMarsha #MarshaPJohnson
Forget everything you know about your grandma’s bingo hall. No rolling cages, no dusty daubers, and definitely no silence. Every first Thursday of the month, Critical Grind transforms into a battlefield of beats and rhythms for Game of Tones Musical Bingo! If you’ve got a “critical hit” ear for music and a competitive streak, this is […]
Monthly board meeting.
Bisexual Awareness Week, or #BiWeek, is an annual event held every September 16-23, culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on September 23, to raise visibility, promote acceptance, and advocate for the bisexual (bi+) community, highlighting their unique experiences, challenges like erasure, and resilience, according to sources like GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource Center, and PFLAG. It's a […]
