International Association of Pride Organizers 2009 Annual Report Contents InterPride Inc. – International Association of Introduction 3 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Pride Organizers Corporate Governance 4 Founded in 1982 InterPride is the worlds largest organization for organizers of Pride events. InterPride is incorporated in the Executive Committee 4 State of Texas in the USA and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organiza- Regional Directors 4 tion under US law. It is funded by membership dues, sponsor- ship, merchandise sales and donations from individuals and or- Member Organizations 6 ganizations. North America 6 Our mission South America 7 It’s InterPride’s mission to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans- Europe 8 gender and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride on an international level and to Middle East 8 encourage diverse com munities to hold and attend Pride Events. Africa 8 InterPride increases networking, communication and education Austalia 8 among Pride Organizations. InterPride works together with other LGBTI and Human Rights organizations. InterPride Inc. 2009 Annual Report 9 Summary 9 www.interpride.org Personal notes from the Co-Presidents 10 Goals 12 Committee Reports 14 Member Services 14 Methods and Standards 14 Strategic Planning 15 Human Rights 16 WorldPride 17 Finance 18 Unaudited Statement of Financial Position 2008 19 Regional Reports 20 © 2009 InterPride Inc. Information given in this Annual Report is known to be correct at the time of production October 8th, 2009 2 © InterPride Inc. 2009 Annual Report Introduction When InterPride chose the International Theme for 2009 of “Your Rights Our Rights Human Rights” we didn’t predict how relevant it would be in the current world climate. Many of our brothers and sisters around the globe are still facing incredible levels of political and social homophobia, discrimination, perse- cution, and, in some cases, incarceration simply based on their sexuality or sero-status. These breaches of basic human rights cannot be tolerated. InterPride, through our world-wide network of Pride organizers will constantly monitor and vigilantly oppose any and all such injustices against our community, bearing political and societal pressure wherever possible. There is no greater time of importance for Pride marches and festivals than right now. With visibility comes a very strong ele- ment of power. With participation comes an equally strong message that all human beings should be treated with equality, respect and dignity. Pride events achieve this in a manner that nothing else can match. As you held your events throughout this year, we hope you gave a thought to those people and organizations facing these challenges, know that you are making a huge difference, and be strong in your resolve that together we can realize a world where tolerance and acceptance of gender, sexuality, race, reli- gion and gender identity is the norm. On behalf of the InterPride Board of Directors and our host, St. Pete’s Pride, we are pleased to welcome you to the 28th Annual World Conference and hope you enjoy every aspect of it. With Pride we can achieve great things! Trisha Clymore & Mark Frederick Chapman Co-Presidents © InterPride Inc. 3 2009 Annual Report Corporate Governance InterPride is managed by nine Executive Committee members and a board of currently twenty five Regional Directors repre- senting twenty regions. Listed here is the 2009 Board, along with their member organization affiliation: Executive Committee Regional Directors Trisha Clymore Frank Rubio Co-President Region 1 Director Atlanta Pride Committee, GA, USA Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride, CA, USA Mark Frederick Chapman James Gruender Co-President Region 1 Director CSD Zürich, Switzerland Phoneix Pride, AZ USA Alan Reiff Frank Leonzal Secretary Region 2 Director Heritage of Pride, New York, NY, USA Out in Tacoma Pride, WA USA Ross Chapman Debra Martin Treasurer until February 2009 Region 3 Director Pride Toronto, ON, Canada Unity Foundation, San Antonio, TX USA Jeremiah Megowan Tony Ross Vice President Member Services Region 3 Director Interim Treasurer since February 2009 Albuquerque Pride, NM, USA Pride Day Equality Project, Eugene, OR, USA Michael Gorsuch Caryl Dolinko Region 4 Director Vice President Operations Capital City Pride – Des Moines, IA, USA Vancouver Pride Society, BC, Canada Todd Saporito Dona Hatch Region 4 Director Vice President Operations Cleveland Pride, OH, USA Human Rights Alliance, Santa Fee, NM, USA Shef Sheffield Billy Urich Region 5 Director Vice President Operations Atlanta Pride Committee, GA, USA Connecticut Pride Hartford Rally & Festival, CT, USA Charles Richards Hans De Meyer Region 5 Director Vice President Operations Roanoke Pride, VA, USA Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride, Bussels, Belgium Doreen De Jesus Region 6 Director Brooklyn Pride, NY, USA 4 © InterPride Inc. 2009 Annual Report Keri Aulita Andrea Gilbert Region 6 Director Region 15 Director Boston Pride, MA, USA Athens Pride, Greece John Boychuk Chesterfield Samba Region 7 Director Region 16 Director Vancouver Pride Society, BC, Canada GALZ – Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe Marion Steele Toni Reis Region 7 Director Region 17 Director Pride Committee Ottawa-Gatineau, ON, Canada Associacao Paranaense da Parada da Diversidade Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Tomasz Baczkowski Region 8 Director Sahran Abeysundara Fundacja Rownosci, Warsaw, Poland Region 19 Director Equal Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Svyatosov Sementsov Region 8 Director Brett Hayhoe TEMA, Minsk, Belarus Region 20 Director Pride March Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Paul Birrell Region 10 Director Pride London, United Kingdom Kristin Saevarsdottir Region 11 Director Reykjavik Gay Pride, Iceland Hakan Steenberg Region 11 Director Stockholm Pride, Sweden Patrick Hadi Huber Region 12 Director CSD Zurich, Switzerland Stefan Baier The Regions 9, 13, 14 and 18 are currently not represent- Region 12 Director ed by a Regional Director but monitored by the Executive CSD Konstanz, Germany Committee. © InterPride Inc. 5 2009 Annual Report Member Organizations InterPride counted 134 member organizations in the year 2009. 96 North American, 3 South American, 30 European, 2 Middle Eastern, 1 African, 1 Asian and 1 Australian member organization. N ort h A merica Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Humboldt Pride Inc. Greater Cincinnati Eureka, CA, USA Albuquerque Pride Cincinnati, OH, USA FM Pride Albuquerque, NM, USA Cleveland Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Pride, Fargo, ND, USA Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley Inc. Northern Arizona Pride Allentown, PA, USA Cleveland, OH, USA Association Chesapeake Pride Festival Cleveland Pride Flagstaff, AZ, USA Annapolis, MD, USA Cleveland, OH, USA Pride South Florida Atlanta Pride Committee, Inc. South Carolina Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA Atlanta, GA, USA Pride Movment, Inc. Fort Wayne Pride Columbia, SC, USA Central Alabama Pride Inc. Fort Wayne, IN, USA Birmingham, AL, USA Stonewall Columbus Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Columbus, OH, USA Upstate Pride Association Boiling Springs, SC, USA Pride/Fierte Cornwall Fort Worth, TX, USA Cornwall, ON, Canada Boise Pride, Inc. West Michigan Pride, Inc. Boise, ID, USA QC Pride, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI, USA Davenport, IA, USA The Boston Pride Committee Pride Festival of Central PA Boston, MA, USA Capital City Pride – Harrisburg, PA, USA Des Moines Brooklyn Pride, Inc. Connecticut Pride Hartford Rally and Des Moines, IA, USA Brooklyn, NY, USA Festival, Inc. Motor City Pride Hartford, CT, USA Orange County GLBT Pride Night at Detroit, MI, USA Knott‘s Berry Farm Montana Pride Network Buena Park, CA, USA Pride Committee of Helena, MT, USA North Carolina Pride Vermont Southern Nevada Association of Durham, NC, USA Burlington, VT, USA Pride, Inc. Edmonton Pride Week Society Henderson, NV, USA Pride Calgary Planning Committee Edmonton, AB, Canada Calgary, AB, Canada Pride Houston Erie Gay Pride, Inc. Houston, TX, USA Rainbow Pride of WV, Inc. Erie, PA, USA Charleston, WV, USA Indy Pride Inc. Erie Gay News Indianapolis, IN, USA Pride Charlotte Erie, PA, USA Charlotte, NC, USA Jersey City Pride-SWFL, Inc. Lesbian + Gay Outreach Pride Chicago Estero, FL, USA Jersey City, NJ, USA Chicago, IL, USA Pride Day Equality Project, Inc. Hawaii Island Pride Eugene, OR, USA Kailua Kona, HI, USA 6 © InterPride Inc. 2009 Annual Report Show Me Pride Rainbow Celebrations St. Pete Pride Kansas City, MO, USA Omaha, NE, USA St. Petersburg, FL, USA Okanagan Rainbow Coalition Pride Committee Ottawa-Gatineau CNY Pride Kewohlna, BC, Canada Ottawa, ON, Canada Syracuse, NY, USA Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Inc. Philly Pride Presents, Inc. Out In Tacoma Long Beach, CA, USA Philadelphia, PA, USA Tacoma, WA, USA Pride Alliance Long Island. Phoenix Pride Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber Long Island, NY, USA Phoenix, AZ, USA of Commerce Austin, TX, USA Kentuckiana Pride Festival Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh Louisville, KY, USA Pittsburgh, PA, USA Pride Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Emerald Coast Pride, Inc. Rhode Island Pride Lynn Haven, FL, USA Providence, RI, USA Tucson Pride, Inc. Tucson, AZ, USA SouthCentral Minnesota Reno Gay Pride Pride, Inc. Reno, NE, USA Vancouver Pride Society Mankato, MN, USA Vancouver, BC, Canada Gay Pride Virginia PrideFest, Inc. Richmond, VA, USA Long Island Pride Parade, Inc. Milwaukee, WI, USA Wantagh, NY, USA Roanoke Pride Twin Cities Pride Roanoke, VA, USA Capital Pride Alliance, Inc. Minneapolis, MN, USA Washington, DC, USA Gay Alliance of The Genesee Valley Mobile Alabama Pride, Inc. – GAGV Christopher Street West