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WELCOME TO PRIDE 2017!

The LGBTQ community is a complex tapestry of diversity. Our annual celebration of PRIDE is just one way we come together and hold our heads high and celebrate our lives. Every year at this time we have an opportunity to recommit to the fight and the conviction that we will never go back into the shadows, we will not be silenced, we refuse to be marginalized, we will stand up for ourselves and one another. We will celebrate and embrace our unique differences and demand equality for every lesbian, every gay person, every bi-sexual person, every transgender, gender non-conforming individual, and every color of the rainbow regardless of age or ethnicity. Now and always.

I have been given an amazing opportunity to represent and serve as the Executive Director of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ center in the country. I cherish this gift. As a young person who grew up in the 70’s struggling with my sexuality, a supportive, safe and nurturing community center to turn to would have made my youth a lot less lonely and frightening.

Anyone who believes that the Pride Center is no longer relevant or important fails to understand that so many people of all ages are out there today struggling mightily. Whether or not we remain a trusted lifeline is up to you.

I welcome all of you to PRIDE 2017. On behalf of the Pride Center staff and the Board of Directors; Thank You for your support and your involvement. Martha Harvey Executive Director/CEO

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Dear Friends:

It is a pleasure to send greetings to members of our state's LGBTQ community, along with families, friends, and neighbors gathered for celebrations of Pride.

New York State has long been a champion of social, civil, and human rights. From our storied history in the fightfor the abolition of slavery and our important role in the Underground Railroad, to the start of the women's rights movement at Seneca Falls, to the rebels at Stonewall who birthed the modernLGBTQ rights movement, we findinspiration and strength in the leadership our state has played in furthering freedom.

In New York, we are proud to embrace our differences. Pride events bring New Yorkers together in a spirit of unity to celebrate the culture and contributions ofLGBTQ communities across our state. Thanks to a strong network of activism, people of all ages and backgrounds who participate in Pride contribute to raising awareness of issues that continue to affectLGBTQ communities nationwide.

Here in New York, we are proud of the progress we have made in achieving equality for our LGBTQ neighbors. We have recognized that love is love by passing marriage equality. We have declared zero tolerance for bias-motivated harassment and violence by establishing the Statewide Hate Crimes Task Force. We have worked to protect transgender New Yorkers with an Executive Order prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. We have even invited LGBTQ people fromaround the world to come enjoy our great state through the I LOVE NY LGBT tourism initiative.

The Empire State will always be a safe and welcoming place forall people. Our voices matter here, our rights are protected, and our differencescelebrated. Today, we stand with a reaffirmed commitment to furtherNew York's progressive values as we celebrate LGBTQ Pride.

With warmest regards and best wishes for a wonderful Pride celebration.

Sincerely,

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Flag Raising Ceremony 10am | Albany City Hall, 24 LBGTQA Trivia Night 9–11pm | Oh Bar, 304 Lark St., Eagle St., Albany | Free Albany | $5 entry per person, $20 entry for teams of 4 or more PRIDE Kick-Off Celebration 5–8pm | Washington THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Park Lakehouse, Washington Park, Albany | Free GLSEN Ball 5:30pm | Renaissance Albany Hotel, 144 Capital PRIDE Kick-Off Karaoke 8pm–2am | Oh Bar, State St., Albany 302 Lark Street, Albany | Cash Bar Therapy Thursday Pride Ball @ Waterworks Pub Therapy Thursday 11pm–4am | Fuzebox, 12 Central Ave., 11pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany Free Albany | Cash Bar FRIDAY, JUNE 9 FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Alternative Prom! 7–11pm | SUNY Albany Ballroom | $20 Art Show 5–9pm | Pride Center, 332 Hudson Ave., Albany | Free LesBoa 8pm–4am | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany $10 Sober Dance 7–11pm | First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave., Albany | Free SATURDAY, JUNE 10 The Pride Center of the Capital Region and In Our Real Boy Screening 5:30–7:30pm | Albany Barn, 56 2nd Own Voices present the PRIDE 5K, sponsored St., Albany | Free by Whole Foods 8–11am | Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Variety Show @ ROCKS 7–11pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Albany | $35 Ave., Albany | $10 regular admission/$25 VIP Say It Loud Black and Latino Gay Pride–The SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Celebration Noon–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free Kiki Screening 11am | Crandell Theatre, 48 Main St., Maxine Nightingale Live! @ Say It Loud Black & Chatham | $10 Latino Gay Pride—The Official After Party 10pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany $10 Frieda & Carmie’s Cabaret for Kids 2–4pm | Huxley Theater, NY State Museum, 260 Madison Ave., Albany | Free SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Empire State Queens Documentary 7pm | Madison 2017 Capital PRIDE Parade Prouidly Sponsored Theater, 1036 Madison Ave., Albany $8 by Bank of America Noon | State St. to Lark St. to Madison Ave. to Washington Park, Albany | Free Sing OUT Louise XI—Remixed 9pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 2017 Capital PRIDE Festival proudly sponsored by O’Connell & Aronowitz Attorneys at Law RuPaul’s Victoria “Porkchop” Parker Live! @ 1–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free Waterworks Pub 11pm, right after “Sing Out Louise XI” | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 Capital PRIDE After Parties 5pm–? | Pride Center (332 Hudson Ave.), Waterworks Pub (76 Central Ave.), Oh SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Bar (304 Lark St.), ROCKS (77 Central Ave.) “Pride Brunch” @Savoy 10am–2pm | Savoy, 301 Lark St., Albany | $5 bloody marys and mimosas SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Albany Gay Men’s Chorus Present “It’s a Grand “Potluck In the Park” Trans Pride BBQ 2–5pm | Night For Singing” 7:30pm | College of St. Rose, Picotte Washington Park, Albany | Free Music Hall, Massry Center for the Arts, 1002 Madison Ave., Albany PRIDE Tea-Dance 5–8pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany Capital Pride Singers “Remembering Orlando” SATURDAY, JUNE 24 LGBTQ Night with the Tri-City ValleyCats 5–10pm 5–7pm | Emmanuel-Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace, | Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy Schenectady | $10 Vintage Pride Sunset Cruise 6–8pm | Dutch Apple MONDAY, JUNE 5 Cruises, 141 Broadway, Albany | $40 PRIDE Bowling 6–10pm | Palladium Bowling Center, 363 Ontario St., Albany | $20 For full descriptions of all events, see pages 36–39.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1 Sober Soul Supper 6–10pm | First Unitarian Universalist Society of Flag Raising Ceremony Albany, 405 Washington Ave., Albany | Free 10am | Albany City Hall, 24 Eagle St., Albany | Free An Official Pride Center and In Our Own Voices Event! An Official Pride Center and In Our Own Voices Event! Celebrating PRIDE, strength, and hope! Sober Soul Join the Pride Center, In Our Own Voices, Empire State Pride Supper is a drug- and alcohol-free event to recognize the Agenda, and Mayor Kathy Sheehan for a special ceremonial determination and strength of our LGBT brothers, sisters, raising of rainbow flags to acknowledge and kick off PRIDE. friends, and allies living in recovery to support their sobriety from alcohol and other substances. Food, Games, Music PRIDE Kick-Off Celebration 5–8pm | Washington Park Lakehouse, Washington Park, and Dancing! Free food and non-alcoholic beverages will be Albany | Free ($5 Suggested Donation) served. This event is ages 16+ with proper ID.

An Official Pride Center and In Our Own Voices Event! Real Boy Screening A wonderful annual tradition that continues to get bigger 5:30–7:30pm | Albany Barn, 56 2nd St., Albany | Free and better each year! Come together with The Pride Center Hosted by WMHT. Shaleece Haas’s 2016 documentary Real and In Our Own Voices as we officially kick off PRIDE Boy is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year- at the Washington Park Lakehouse. Enjoy a fun, casual old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, evening with food, music, and chances to win fun prizes. and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her Get tickets to upcoming events and learn more about own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans the festivals. Meet up with friends, new and old, as the son. Along the way, both mother and son find support in their community kicks off the 2017 PRIDE season! communities, reminding us that families are not only given, Capital PRIDE Kick-Off Karaoke but chosen. 72 minutes, not rated. 8pm–2am | Oh Bar, 302 Lark Street, Albany | Cash Bar Variety Show @ ROCKS An Official Pride Center Event! Kick off PRIDE with 7–11pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany | $10 regular admission/$25 VIP Albany’s oldest and greatest karaoke. Don’t miss an evening of good times and great voices. This Capital PRIDE classic Hosted by the Pride Center’s Men’s Group, the Capital returns with Karaoke Wars; have fun donating cash to change Region Variety Show will feature all the amazing talent the a song, change a singer, or just give to a good cause! Proceeds Capital Region has to offer, including musicians, comedians, benefit The Pride Center of the Capital Region. (21+ to enter). bands, drag performers, spoken-word poets, and more! All funds will be put to future Men’s Pride programming. Therapy Thursday 11pm–4am | Fuzebox, 12 Central Ave., Albany | Cash Bar SATURDAY, JUNE 3 The Therapy Thursday Pride Ball 2017 at Fuzebox featuring Kiki Screening DJ Shawn Gillie spinning a variety of R&B, top 40, and 11am | Crandell Theatre, 48 Main St., Chatham | $10 dance music all night long (18+ to enter, 21+ to drink). Hosted by the Pride Center and Hudson Pride Foundation. The FRIDAY, JUNE 2 2016 documentary Kiki is a dynamic coming of age story about resilience and the transformative art form that is voguing. Kiki Art Show 5–9pm | Pride Center, 332 Hudson Ave., Albany | Free offers complex insight into the daily lives of a group of LGBTQ youth-of-color who comprise the “Kiki” scene, a vibrant, safe Hosted by Zen Haus. space for performance. 94 minutes, not rated. 36 • CAPITAL PRIDE 2017 Frieda & Carmie’s Cabaret for Kids PRIDE Tea-Dance 2–4pm | The Huxley Theater, New York State 5–8pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany Museum, 260 Madison Ave., Albany | Free In Our Own Voices and the Pride Center of the Capital Region Join the Queens of PRIDE, Carmie Hope and Frieda invite you to join us at ROCKS for fun, food, music, drink Munchon, for a fun-for-the-whole-family children’s concert. specials, giveaways, and games as a special start to the second There will be songs, games, prizes, and sing-alongs for kids half of PRIDE Week with a display of our Unity and PRIDE! of all ages. Bring the entire family for a one-of-a-kind (21+ to Enter) A Pride Center and In Our Own Voices Event! afternoon of fun and music. Capital Pride Singers “Remembering Orlando” Empire State Queens Documentary 5–7pm | Emmanuel-Friedens Church, 218 Nott 7pm | Madison Theater, 1036 Madison Ave, Albany | $8 Terrace, Schenectady | $10

Hosted by Adam VanBuren. 2016 documentary about drag The Capital Pride Singers perform a concern entitled queens in upstate New York. “Remembering Orlando,” a tribute to the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. Sing OUT Louise XI—Remixed 9pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 MONDAY, JUNE 5 PRIDE Bowling An Official Pride Center Event! The PRIDE tradition continues 6–10pm | Palladium Bowling Center, 363 Ontario St., with “Sing OUT Louise XI—Remixed.” The amazing ladies Albany | $20 who define drag in Albany are back: Mama Brent, Freida Munchon, Carmie Hope, Penny Larceny, Sherry Love, and Chi An Official Pride Center Event! Grab your shoes, a ball, and Chi Ray Colby in one magnificent and outrageous PRIDE aim for those pins! PRIDE Bowling Night at the Playdium extravaganza. They will dazzle you, amaze you, and change it up has become an annual favorite, and this year is no exception. a bit in an electrifying opening show before RuPaul’s Victoria There’s not only bowling, but great concessions, a 50/50 “Porkchop” Parker takes the stage at Waterworks Pub. raffle, door prizes, and much more. RuPaul’s Victoria “Porkchop” Parker WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Live! @ Waterworks Pub LBGTQA Trivia Night 11pm, right after “Sing Out Louise XI” | Waterworks 9–11pm | Oh Bar, 304 Lark St., Albany | $5 entry per Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 person, $20 entry for teams of 4 or more; proceeds donated to the Pride Center An Official Pride Center Event! RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Victoria “Porkchop” Parker invaded televisions around the A Capital PRIDE Favorite! LGBTQ-themed trivia gets world on Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Long time fan everyone’s mind moving! Join our special guest host and favorite, RuPaul’s original and winner of the 2013 Miss’d enjoy great drink specials, mind bending trivia, and win America competition, “Porkchop” brings her style, humor, great prizes! (21+ to enter.) and over 20 years experience as one of America’s top female impersonators to the stage at Waterworks Pub in a benefit THURSDAY, JUNE 8 for the Capital Pride Center. GLSEN Ball 5:30pm | Renaissance Albany Hotel, 144 State St., Albany SUNDAY, JUNE 4 “Pride Brunch” @Savoy Join the Gay & Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 10am–2pm | Savoy, 301 Lark St., Albany and kick off PRIDE in style with a Kinky Boots and Feather Boa Gala. Proceeds from the Gala help fund the Safe Schools Enjoy a fabulous brunch at Savoy on Lark Street featuring Advocacy & Bullying Prevention initiatives in the Capital Region. one of the best brunch menus in the Capital District and $5 mimosas and bloody marys. Therapy Thursday Pride Ball @ Waterworks Pub “Potluck In the Park” Trans Pride BBQ 11pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany Free 2–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free The Therapy Thursday Pride Ball 2017 at Waterworks Pub The Trans Pride Advisory Committee welcomes all trans, featuring DJ Shawn Gillie spinning a variety of R&B, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people and their top 40, and dance music all night long. Don’t miss out on friends and families to bring their favorite food, games, and Shawn’s Taste the Rainbow Contest plus performances by music for an afternoon of fun and community. Albany’s best drag performers. (18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.) WWW.CAPITALPRIDECENTER.ORG • 37 FRIDAY, JUNE 9 Maxine Nightingale Live! @ Say It Loud Black & Latino Gay Pride— Alternative Prom! The Official After Party 7–11pm | SUNY Albany Ballroom | $20 10pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10

An Official Pride Center Event! Join us for our 20th annual An In Our Own Voices Event! Enjoy a night of music and Alternative Prom, a fun-filled evening for LGBTQA youth dancing with pop/disco/R&B and Grammy-nominated and their allies ages 19 and under. Come as you are, no legend Ms. Maxine Nightingale performing her #1 chart- judgments, to this amazing event! We hope you can come out topping hits “Right Back Where We Started From” and to be a part of the action! Learn more about Center Youth, “Lead Me On.” With DJ Sabrina and DJ Dave Barna. a program of The Pride Center of the Capital Region: www. capitalpridecenter.org/programs-services/center-youth. SUNDAY, JUNE 11 LesBoa 2017 Capital PRIDE Parade Proudly 8pm–4am | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany | $10 Sponsored by Bank of America Noon | State St. to Lark St. to Madison Ave. to PRIDE Week and girl parties go hand in hand! Join DJ Washington Park, Albany | Free Lady Luck and the crew for a fabulous night at ROCKS. DJ An Official Pride Center Event! The Capital PRIDE Lady Luck specializes in a variety of music! You will be sure Parade presented by Bank of America steps off at noon to have an amazing time! in Washington Park, led by the Community March, and SATURDAY, JUNE 10 is full of music, inspiration, and of course, a sense of celebration and unity unlike any other! The Parade and The Pride Center of the Capital Region March will feature Capital Region community members, and In Our Own Voices present the elected officials supporting the LGBTQ community, PRIDE 5K, sponsored by Whole Foods 8–11am | Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Albany | $35 businesses, community organizations, allies, and of course amazing floats, music, dancing, and goodies. Bring friends An Official Pride Center and In Our Own Voices Event! and set up on the Parade route to cheer on this amazing Registration begins at 8:00am at the Boat Launch, Rainbow event! The parade route is along State St. to Lark St. to Fun Run (0.62 miles; open to walkers and runners of all ages and Madison Ave. to Washington Park, Albany. abilities) at 9:00am, and 5K (3.1 miles) at 10:00am. Awards and prizes immediately following the 5K! Prizes will then be awarded 2017 Capital PRIDE Festival to the top three participants in the female, male, and open gender Proudly Sponsored by O’Connell & categories, as well as the top three participants in the each age Aronowitz, Attorneys at Law 1–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free bracket. Also, wear your Rainbow Best! Awards for Individuals and Teams “Best Use of Rainbow.” Check the Pride Center An Official Pride Center Event! Don’t miss the largest website at www.capitalpridecenter.org for online registration PRIDE celebration in Upstate New York! The Capital details. Please complete one registration per race participant. PRIDE Festival headlined by international pop star Betty Paper pre-registrations must be received by Tuesday, May 31. Who and Grammy-nominated pop legend Ms. Maxine Online pre-registration closes Thursday, June 8, at 9:00pm. Nightingale! With a stirring Revel, high energy, top notch entertainment, hundreds of vendors—including some of the Say It Loud Black and Latino area’s best food trucks, crafters, shops and merchants, as well Gay Pride–The Celebration Noon–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free as community groups—a family zone, and some exciting surprises for 2017, the Capital PRIDE Festival is one of the An In Our Own Voices Event! The Celebration will take region’s biggest and most highly anticipated events! Hosted by place at Washington Park, Albany. The event is an outdoor FLY92.3’s DJ Shawn Gillie, with the Grand Central Station affair for all LGBT POC, families, and allies. International Band and Waterworks Pub DJ Dave Barna. Pop Singer Sandy B, Taini Asiliya La Bande Rebelde and local talent will be providing entertainment. There will be a If you have questions about accessibility kids’ corner featuring Bouncy Bounce, face painting, and more or need accommodation for any Pride for the young and young at heart, too! A variety of foods and event, please call the Pride Center at beverages will be on hand throughout the day to tempt the 518.462.6138. ASL interpreter and accessible taste buds of all attendees. The Celebration highlights our parking will be available at the Festival. talents and contributions to the larger LGBT community.

38 • CAPITAL PRIDE 2017 Capital PRIDE After Parties Thank you to the 2017 Sponsors who 5pm–? | Pride Center (332 Hudson Ave.), Waterworks Pub (76 Central Ave.), Oh Bar (304 Lark St.), ROCKS helped make Capital PRIDE possible! (77 Central Ave.) Premier Level Sponsor Keep the celebration going at the official Capital PRIDE City Of Albany after parties! Unwind or heat up at Waterworks Pub (18+ O’Connoll & Aronowitz Attorneys at Law to enter, 21+ to drink), featuring Andrew Christian models Empire Merchants Jorge Orlando and Jon Pastor. Get your picture taken with Smirnoff Vodka two of Andrew Christian’s top models, enjoy their modeling Barefoot Wines show, or enter the underwear contest. Continue the festivities Jack Daniels at Oh Bar (21+ to enter), ROCKS (21+ to enter), or join a Blue Chair Rum very special sober party for the entire community at the Pride Hilton Hotels Center (all ages). Platinum Level Sponsor SATURDAY, JUNE 17 FLY92 Albany Gay Men’s Chorus Present Waterworks Pub “It’s a Grand Night For Singing” TD Bank 7:30pm | College of St. Rose, Picotte Music Hall, Bank of America Massry Center for the Arts, 1002 Madison Ave., Albany Gold Level Sponsor DeCrescente Distributing Company The Albany Gay Men’s Chorus will present, “It’s a Grand Millet Lite Night for Singing,” a wonderful evening of Broadway Blue Moon music through the years. Tickets are available now through Coney Island IPA any Chorus member, or at Romeo’s Gifts on Lark Street, Hannaford Albany. Whole Foods Albany Market SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Silver Level Sponsor LGBTQ Night with the Tri-City ValleyCats Jeffrey Decatur—Remax Capital 5–10pm | Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, 80 Vandenburgh Key Bank Ave., Troy | $?? Price Chopper/Market 32 Renaissance Albany Hotel Come to “The Joe” and join the Capital Region’s premier Albany.com minor league baseball team for LGBTQ night as they take on Vermont. Bronze Level Sponsor Alliance for Positive Health Vintage Pride Sunset Cruise Casswood Insurance 6–8pm | Dutch Apple Cruises, 141 Broadway, Albany | $40 Desmond Hotel FunnyBone Join Vintage Pride for a fabulous party riding down the Jet Blue Hudson River. Tickets are $40, board the boat at 5:30, and Mansion inn cruise from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Dance the night away, rain Oh Bar or shine, thanks to indoor and outdoor decks. Delicious Planned Parenthood appetizers and dinner fare will be provided, along with a cash RARE Craft Steak & Cocktail House bar. Unfortunately, the boat is not handicap accessible. With Regeneron safety in mind, we suggest low-heeled or soft-soled shoes. River Street Club This Pride Center event is for Vintage Priders (aged 55+), as Rocks well as friends and supporters of Vintage Pride. Learn more Savoy about Vintage Pride, a program of The Pride Center: www. capitalpridecenter.org/programs-services/vintage-pride. Media Sponsor The ALT Magazine Timesunion For more information about PRIDE 2017 events, WAMC visit the Pride Center online at https://www.capitalpridecenter.org/pride. Homo Radio

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Trans* Pride Training & Education Services Promoting the wellbeing of the Comprehensive and customizable transgender, gender queer, gender fluid, trainings, presentations, and technical agender, gender nonconforming, non- assistance for healthcare providers, K-12 binary, and questioning community in a schools, colleges, businesses, safe, empowering space. organizations, and any group seeking to enhance environments and services for Women’s Pride LGBTQ individuals. Centering the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, same-gender- Business Alliance Your Lesbian, loving, WSWs, queer, and questioning Members gain exclusive visibility, ways to Gay, Bisexual, women throughout the area. Share about leverage customer allegiance, and access coming out, sex, relationships, and other to a dedicated consumer base. Monthly Transgender, and issues that affect women’s communities. Mixers provide space to network with Queer Community local professionals and community. Men’s Pride Center since 1970 Focusing on the experiences of gay, Capital PRIDE bisexual, transgender, same-gender- As the producer of the largest LGBTQ loving, MSMs, queer, and questioning Pride celebration in Upstate NY, we bring men in the Capital Region. Connect to a record breaking 30,000 festival and share support, make friends, and learn parade attendees, and 35,000 celebrating about issues affecting men’s throughout PRIDE week each year. communities. Vintage Pride Community Empowerment Connecting older LGBTQ adults to each Engaging the community to build and other and the broader community with sustain safe and empowering spaces social gatherings, special events, and through social connection, resource educational opportunities. Creating new sharing, and advocacy. With special memories while celebrating and honoring events and peer led support groups, the resilience and contributions of our we celebrate and address needs of communities. each unique identity. Family Pride Center Families engages with LGBTQ families in planning social events and educational opportunities with the goal to build and sustain healthy, happy families. Friends & Families engages with loved ones of LGBTQ-identified individuals to provide a safe space for allied family members to access resources and support. Center Arts Showcasing the contributions of LGBTQ-identified artists through innovative programming in the local area, participation in arts events, and showings at our Romaine Brooks Gallery. Center Youth connect WITH US TODAY Support, outreach, and advocacy for Pride Center of the Capital Region LGBTQA+ youth ages 21 and under. 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY 12210 Including regional groups, a drop-in P: (518) 462-6138 F: (518) 462-6138 space, a summer camp, scholarship E: [email protected] opportunities, and annual events. www.capitalpridecenter.org Our Mission The mission of the Pride Center of the Capital Region is to promote the well-being of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified people and those affected by discrimination based on gender identity and expression. Based in Albany, the Pride Center has been meeting the diverse needs of LGBTQ people in a ten county region since 1970. Our programs, both at the Center (332 Hudson Ave in Albany) as well as held throughout the region, meet the health and human service needs of the LGBTQ community as well as educate and advocate for those needs in the broader Capital Region. As the oldest continuously-operating LGBTQ community center in the country, the Pride Center has worked to build a welcoming and empowering community for all people.

Vision Statement The Pride Center envisions an LGBTQ community in which individuals feel safe, secure and af- firmed where they live, work, worship and play. The Pride Center will be an integrated part of the social fabric of the Capital Region, nurtured by those we have served.

Values Statement We Pride ourselves in: Sustaining a welcoming community characterized by dignity, inclusivity and compassion. Advocating for equality and justice for our community. Leveraging our rich history to drive continuous development and strategic adaptation to meet the changing needs of the community.

Facilitating empowerment, enrichment and self-expression in our community. Committing to the advancement of the Capital Region as a place where LGBTQ people can thrive. Being fiscally responsible based on integrity, efficiency and stewardship of our community resources.

Inclusiveness Commitment

We commit ourselves to sustaining an inclusive, welcoming community characterized by dignity and sensitivity, representing the cultural, ethnic and racial diversity of our region.

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Emmanuel Friedens Church Welcoming people of all Best Wishes gender expressions and For a Successful sexual orientations Capital Pride Celebration as full partners in ministry 2017 Proudly celebrating 19 years as a member from congregation of the Association of Albany Common Council Welcoming and Affirming Baptists President Pro Tem and Open and Affirming Churches of the United Church of Christ Richard Conti Representing the 6th Ward 218 Nott Terrace A proud voice for the LGBTQ community Schenectady, NY 12307 in Albany City government since 1998! (518) 3744114 Albany Common Council [email protected] Member Richard Conti www.emmanuelfriedens.org @RichardConti2 facebook.com/emmanuelfriedenschurch Same sex. Same treatment.

Equality is my policy Everyone deserves to know they have the protection they need. I’m here to work with both you and your partner to help make sure you do. Call me today.

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FRANK COMMISSO, JR. DEMOCRAT FOR MAYOR “Justice for all means just that—justice regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Our courts should be accessible and fair to everyone who comes before us.” --Holly Trexler, Albany City Court Judge

VOTE, Tues., Sept. 12 Polls open Noon to 9 PM www.hollytrexler.com Friends of Judge Holly Trexler Trexler4Albany CONGRATULATIONS to Capital Pride on another successful event, and thank you to the Pride Center for the good work you do all year long. I am proud to be an ally.

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Zen Haus Artist Collective Presents: Rainbow Warriors and Lovers: These Colors Don’t Run A night of visual art, spoken works, and a public speak out for a documentary Friday June 2nd 5-9pm Let’s start 2017 Pride with strength and dignity.

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