International Association of Pride Organizers 2010 Annual Report
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International Association of Pride Organizers 2010 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 world’s 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- Regions and Member Organizations 6 ganizations. InterPride Regions 6 Our Mission Member Organizations 7 It’s InterPride’s mission to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans- gender and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride on an international level and to InterPride Inc. 2010 Annual Report 11 encourage diverse com munities to hold and attend Pride Events. InterPride increases networking, communication and education Summary 11 among Pride Organizations. InterPride works together with Personal notes from the Co-Presidents 12 other LGBTI and Human Rights organizations. InterPride Publications 13 Goals 14 InterPride’s relationship with its member organizations is one of advice, guidance and assistance when requested. We do not Committee Reports 17 have any control over, or take responsibility for the way our member organizations conduct their events. Member Services 17 Conference Structure and Integrity 17 Scholarship 17 www.interpride.org Strategic Planning 18 Fund Development 19 Methods and Standards 19 WorldPride 19 Human Rights 20 Communications 27 Secretary’s Report 27 Finance 29 Regional Director reports contained within this Annual Report Financial Statements 2009/2010 30 are the words, personal accounts and opinions of the authors involved and do not necessarily reflect the views of InterPride Regional Reports 32 as an organization. InterPride accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of material contained within. Scholarship Reports 73 © 2010 InterPride Inc. Information given in this Annual Report is known to be correct at the time of production October 8th, 2010 2 © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org 2010 Annual Report Introduction 2010 has been a year of continued challenges but also one that has seen some major successes too. More and more countries around the world are recognizing our relationships through same-sex marriage legislation as we also witness an increase in Pride March’s and Festivals. Even in the sporting world where we have not traditionally seen diverse sexuality recognition the Pride House concept has been adopted. These are truly major steps toward equality and all members of the Pride movement can be truly proud of these achievements. The fight is by no means over and we still have a long way to go but every Pride – from the smallest to the largest – helps to champion the world-wide cause and highlight to those coun- tries and their governments who maintain their belief in in- equality the real need for change that exists. Each and every Pride sends an overwhelming message that all citizens of the world, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or sex- uality should be treated equally. InterPride will constantly strive to advise, guide and assist our member organizations where needed to achieve this ultimate goal. We will also continue to play an active role in fostering new Prides by seeking out opportunities to work with local LG- BTI communities in areas of need. Through a strong belief in equal human rights and the unyield- ing hard work of the world Pride movement we will achieve One Heart One World One Pride. With Pride We Serve, Trisha Clymore & Mark Frederick Chapman Co-Presidents © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org 3 2010 Annual Report Corporate Governance InterPride is managed by nine Executive Committee members The Regions 14, 16, 17 and 18 are currently not represent- and a board of currently twenty-four Regional Directors repre- ed by a Regional Director but monitored by the Executive senting twenty regions. Listed here is the 2010 Board, along Committee. 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 Zurich Pride Festival, 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 Jeremiah Megowan Tony Ross Treasurer Region 3 Director Pride Day Equality Project, Eugene, OR, USA Albuquerque Pride, NM, USA Don Mills Paul Collom Vice President Member Services Region 3 Director Central Alabama Pride, Inc., AL, USA Human Rights Alliance, Santa Fe, NM, USA Hans De Meyer Michael Gorsuch Vice President Operations Region 4 Director The Belgian Pride, Bussels, Belgium Capital City Pride – Des Moines, IA, USA Caryl Dolinko Rick Bumgardner Vice President Operations Region 4 Director Vancouver Pride Society, BC, Canada Pride Kansas City, MO, USA Doña Hatch JP Sheffield Vice President Operations Region 5 Director Human Rights Alliance, Santa Fe, NM, USA Atlanta Pride Committee, GA, USA Billy Urich Joshua Wallace Vice President Operations Region 5 Director Connecticut Pride Hartford Rally & Festival, CT, USA Mobile Alabama Pride, Inc., AL, USA Keri Aulita Region 6 Director Boston Pride, MA, USA 4 © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org 2010 Annual Report Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Co-President Organizational Structure Co-President EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Treasurer VP / Member Servies Secretary and the Regional Directors form the Board of Directors REGIONAL DIRECTORS representing 20 world regions (2 Regional Directors and 1 Alternate Regional Director per region) MEMBER PRIDE ORGANISATIONS in 20 world regions nominate and elect Regional Directors and Alternate Regional Directors for their region and nominate the Executive Committee Sherri Rase Kristin Saevarsdottir Region 6 Director Region 11 Director USA Reykjavik Gay Pride, Iceland John Boychuk Hakan Steenberg Region 7 Director Region 11 Director Vancouver Pride Society, BC, Canada Stockholm Pride, Sweden Marion Steele Stefan Baier Region 7 Director Region 12 Director Pride Committee Ottawa-Gatineau, ON, Canada CSD Konstanz, Germany Nikolai Alexeyev Ruben De Keyser Region 8 Director Region 13 Director GayRussia, Russia The Belgian Pride, Brussels, Belgium Herminio Adorno Ortega Andrea Gilbert Region 9 Director Region 15 Director Coalition Orgullo Arcoiris Inc. Athens Pride, Greece Sonia Mitchell Edgar Oscar Atadero Region 9 Director Region 19 Director Manila, Philippines Paul Birrell Brett Hayhoe Region 10 Director Region 20 Director Pride London, United Kingdom Pride March Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia © InterPride Inc. | www.interpride.org 5 2010 Annual Report InterPride Regions Region 1 Mexico, United States Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, (States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Nevada, Utah) Navassa Island, Netherlands Antilles, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Zambia, Zimbabwe Region 2 United States (States: Alaska, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Region 17 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Wyoming) Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (UK), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Virgin Islands (USA) Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Region 3 United States Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the (States: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Region 10 Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland, Sandwich Islands, Surinam, Uruguay, Oklahoma, Texas) Isle of Man, United Kingdom of Great Venezuela Britain and Northern Ireland Region 4 United States (States: Illinois, Region 18 Afghanistan, Armenia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Region 11 Aland, Denmark, Faeroes, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iran, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) Svalbard, Sweden Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Region 5 United States (States: Region 12 Austria, Germany, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Liechtenstein, Switzerland Uzbekistan, Yemen Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Region 13 Belgium, France, Region 19 Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Region 6 United States (States: Region 14 Andorra, Cyprus, Japan, Korea North, Korea South, Laos, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Gibraltar, Israel, Italy, Madeira, Malta, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Turkey, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vatican City Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington DC Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam (District of Columbia) Region 15 Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Former Region 20 American Samoa, Region 7 Canada, (Provences: Alberta, Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Australia, Baker Island, Bouvet Island, British Columbia, Manitoba, New