Get ready to turn up the volume and test your ears! 🎶✨ The first Thursday of the month is officially GAME OF TONES! Join us for an incredible night of music, big laughs, and even bigger community vibes. Whether you’re a music buff or just here for the fun, there’s a seat at the table […]
🏳️⚧️✨Visibility is power — and our community is showing up loud. Let’s stand together, stand with Kansas, and make visibility undeniable! Join us for the Rally for Trans Visibility as trans-led organizations and allies unite to center trans voices and demand a future where our communities are safe, seen, and celebrated. Together, we are demanding […]
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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
For our first Prose & Pride book club discussion, we will be hosting author Nico Lang and their book 'American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era'. Nico will do a reading, followed by a Q&A session, and ending with a book signing. The book follows eight transgender […]
Lesbian Visibility Day is celebrated annually on April 26th, a day to honor, recognize, and raise awareness for lesbian identities and issues, often as part of the broader Lesbian Visibility Week, which extends from April 20th-26th (or sometimes a broader range like April 25th-May 1st). The observance highlights the importance of representation, combats invisibility and […]
