Safety at Pride Be Safe, Be Smart Bravo Gives Tips On How To Stay Safe This Pride Holiday by Gloria McCauley and Chris Cozad At the culmination of Pride month, the LGBT community has many reasons to be proud. There have been enormous gains politically and socially. But we are not yet “equal” The people who hate us and our communities see these gains, and our Pride, as fodder to continue their... 

Volunteer Request The theme for this year’s Columbus Pride is Celebrating Family. We celebrate our immediate families, our family of friends and our family of community. Sometimes, people in your family need help. During this Pride weekend, your Pride family needs a hand, or two. Volunteers are the heart of any successful outing and Pride is no different. Columbus Pride is asking for volunteers... 

Volunteer Bios Pride could not happen without the help of Stonewalls great volunteers. Below is some of the super volunteers that are leading the efforts. Thanks to everyone that helps make Pride happen! Scott Schopper – Festival Chair This is Scott Schopper’s seventh year volunteering with the Stonewall Pride Festival and second year as the Festival Chair. Scott has been volunteering in... 

TUESDAY, JUNE 1 We’re Here And We’re Queer! Pride Month @ Anywhere you damn well please. Be out and be proud just like any month of the year. Only do it with a smile on your face and a rainbow on your shirt. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 Express Yourself, Don’t Repress Yourself Transgender, Crossdresser, Gender Variant Peer Support Group @ Center on High, 1160 N High St, 614.299.7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org:... 

Meet the Grote-Neal Family by Elliot Fishman It’s been a busy year for Amoret Grote. She’s been the star attraction at events for Equality Ohio, the United Way Pride Council, and LGBT political fundraisers. This month, she’ll be leading the Pride Parade as a Grand Marshal. Not bad for someone who’s only 13 months old. Amoret and her fathers, Rick Neal and Tom Grote, will all serve as Pride... 

Columbus Pride 2010 Events June 3 Stonewall Film series premier at the Gateway Film Center. Featuring a Cocktail reception from 6:30 p m – 8p. Film at 8p. (film TBA). Admission is $5. Free admission with your Pride dog tag or wristband! Proceeds benefit Stonewall Columbus. June 4 The Dance for Pride is from 8p. – 10p at Wallstreet Nightclub. The $5 Cover Charge is donated to Pride 2010. First... 

Left: Karla Rothan, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus. Right: Kelly Jaeger, Board President of Stonewall Columbus. HAPPY PRIDE, Columbus! I can’t believe that Stonewall Columbus is preparing for its 29th Pride Celebration. It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come over the years. Pride has evolved into an wonderful celebration of family and friends within our LGBTQ and Ally community. What... 

Welcome to Columbus Pride Holiday Prepare yourself for one the largest Gay Pride celebration in the Midwest, and one of the top 10 in the country, as Stonewall Columbus presents Pride Holiday 2010, Friday & Saturday, June 18 &19 at Goodale Park. In 2007, Columbus, Ohio received national acclaim in The Advocate as an unexpected yet fabulous destination for Pride. This year marks our 29th anniversary... 

Choosing Family by Mette Bach I was out for dinner with one of my dear friends who I hadn’t seen for a while. He asked about my love life and I said it was just fine, got him caught up on the latest highlights. Then I turned the question on him. Who was he dating, how was it going and all that. “I am seeing someone,” he said, immediately giddy. “Great. How’s it going?” “Really bizarre.... 

A New Kind of Family by Mario Pinardi ABC Family likes to use the slogan “A New Kind of Family,” and this pretty much sums up the direction that I see family life going, including my own. Diversity in the family roadmap is even more prevalent now. I see that I have many friends who decided to become parents in the non-nuclear way – they are same-sex couples with kids. I commend them for their...