Remarks Will Center LGBTQ+ Stories From Arizona, California, and Texas

WASHINGTON, DC – On a night dubbed Fighting For Our Freedoms, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson will address millions of Americans from the Democratic National Convention stage. At 5:45p CT, Robinson will share her own family’s journey from enslavement to freedom, a stirring reminder of the progress made in the fight for justice and equality, amplify LGBTQ+ stories from around the country, and underscore the stark contrast between the threat posed by Donald Trump to our fundamental freedoms and the hope and inspiration of the Harris-Walz ticket.

“This convention is putting on display the future we deserve: one where we all have the freedom to love who we love, be who we are, and get the chance to shine,” said Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson. “The 20+ million LGBTQ+ people in this country are living proof of the progress we’ve already made – and there’s no way we are letting Donald Trump, JD Vance, and their Project 2025 agenda drag us back in time. Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have shown up for us their entire careers. It’s an honor to show up for them. And know this: when we show up, we win.”

Robinson’s remarks will feature three LGBTQ+ stories, putting a spotlight on the growing power of the community, rich beauty of the community’s stories, and the dedication of Vice President Harris to defending and advancing our freedom to love and to be. Those stories include:

• Daniel Trujillo, a transgender young person whose advocacy in Tucson has helped to defeat anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and propel pro-equality candidates to victory. Daniel and his family have been tireless champions for equality in Arizona, lobbying the state legislature frequently and appearing in local and national media. They participated in the Out For Kamala Harris Zoom call that garnered 25,000+ attendees and raised over $300,000 for Vice President Harris’ White House bid in the days following her announcement. Daniel is attending his first prom next year.
• Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, the history-making couple who successfully challenged Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. One hour after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay on an injunction that ordered state officials to stop enforcing the ban, then Attorney General Kamala Harris officiated the couple’s marriage – the first in the state since 2008. Perry and Stier’s story powerfully underscores how dedicated Vice President Harris has been to the fight for equality throughout her career.
• Retired Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Alva, the first American soldier injured in the Iraq war and who played an instrumental role in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” A gay man, disabled veteran, and U.S. citizen of Hispanic and Native American heritage, Eric lives in San Antonio and is an author, public speaker and advocate who proudly champions what a Vice President and Governor Harris Walz administration would mean to LGBTQ+ service members.

Other LGBTQ+ speakers tonight include Colorado Governor Jared Polis, who will highlight the threat of Project 2025 to our freedoms and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who will make clear the contrast between the Trump-Vance ticket and the Harris-Walz roadmap to freedom and equality for all.

The LGBTQ+ presence at the 2024 Democratic National Convention is historic. Over 800 of the party’s delegates identify as LGBTQ+, the largest contingent in history, which includes more than four dozen transgender and nonbinary delegates. The surge in LGBTQ+ representation among delegates comes as LGBTQ+ and allied voting power is surging as well. The nation’s number of Equality Voters, those who prioritize issues of equality when deciding who to vote for, has grown to a record 75 million, with millions located in key battleground states that were decided by narrow margins in 2020.

Robinson’s remarks will stream live on the Democratic National Convention’s website.

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.

America Faced With Two Starkly Different Visions for the Future

WASHINGTON — Today, Donald Trump selected US Senator JD Vance as his running mate, making clear that a second Trump Administration would build on its legacy of being the most anti-LGBTQ+ in American history.

“Donald Trump has been a bully for years – and his pick of MAGA clone JD Vance is a reminder that nothing has changed. This is anything but a unity ticket,” said Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign President. “We are not simply choosing between two campaigns. We are choosing between two fundamentally different visions of America. One, with Trump and MAGA ‘yes man’ JD Vance at the helm, where our rights and freedoms are under siege. And the other, with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris leading the way, where we are advancing toward freedom and equality for all. Everything is at stake and the contrast could not be clearer. We must defeat Trump, Vance, and their brand of chaos and division, and send Joe Biden and Kamala Harris back to the White House.”

MAGA author and US Senator JD Vance has a history of spewing anti-LGBTQ+ vitriol and opposes reproductive freedoms nationwide. He defended the dangerous “groomer” smear campaign against Democratic politicians for their support of LGBTQ+ people, said he “strongly disagreed” that LGBTQ+ people should be protected from discrimination, railed against the Equality Act, calling its landmark nondiscrimination provisions “an assault,” and argued that victims of rape and incest should be be barred from accessing abortion care. As a United States Senator, Vance has routinely taken aim at basic rights and freedoms, voting against a bill to codify access to IVF, introducing legislation to charge doctors with a felony for providing medically necessary health care to transgender youth, and promising to support a national abortion ban.

Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris Administration has been the most pro-equality in history. Since being inaugurated in 2021, the administration has taken extraordinary steps to advance equality. In 2022, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, a landmark piece of legislation that codified federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. They have issued new administrative rules protecting LGBTQ+ youth from discrimination and harassment in schools, ensuring LGBTQ+ youth are protected in the foster care system, and protecting LGBTQ+ patients from discrimination in health care. They have also filled the administration with members of the LGBTQ+ community, appointing a record 200+ LGBTQ+ people across each level of government and nominating a number of LGBTQ+ judges.

In May, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched its We Show Up: Equality Wins public education campaign to mobilize 75 million Equality Voters nationally in support of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ reelection bid. The campaign includes a $15 million strategic investment in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Nevada. HRC has had year-round, on-the-ground staff in these states since 2017, and will bring on dozens of additional staffers in these states to organize for November. HRC will also have a strong ground game in California, Texas, New York, and Delaware to support historic LGBTQ+ congressional candidates whose elections are poised to help make the difference in putting a pro-equality majority back in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Paid for by Human Rights Campaign PAC (www.hrc.org).

Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

43rd PHOENIX PRIDE FESTIVAL
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 – 20, 2024
STEELE INDIAN SCHOOL PARK PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Theme: BORN THIS WAY!

Festival Highlights:

• OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ALL-AGES FAMILY-FRIENDLY

• SEVEN STAGES OF CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT

• LATIN STAGE

• DANCE PAVILION

• VIP EXPERIENCE – 21+ and this year featuring a CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP

• MORE THAN 60 ACRES OF FESTIVAL SPACE

• HEALTH & WELLNESS MARKETPLACE

• KIDS’ SPACE

• EXPECTING MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE

• ADULTS ONLY EROTIC WORLD

Festival Hours:

IMPORTANT CHANGE: NEW SATURDAY HOURS!
SATURDAY 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

SUNDAY Noon – 9:00 p.m.

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  Festival Ticket On-Sale Information and SPECIAL PRIDE MONTH PROMOTION:

   

  PHOENIX PRIDE FESTIVAL GENERAL ADMISSION AND VIP EXPERIENCE TICKETS

  will go on sale on SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. ARIZONA TIME at

Advance tickets for the 2024 Phoenix Pride Festival will be FROZEN AT THE SAME PRICES AS 2023 and years prior, across ALL TICKET CATEGORIES. However, DAY-OF/ WALK-UP tickets will be sold strictly at a higher premium price, so we are encouraging festival goers to purchase tickets for this year’s event IN ADVANCE.

To make the advance ticket purchase process easier, Phoenix Pride is offering a SPECIAL LIMITED-TIME PRIDE MONTH ONLY PROMOTION on advance tickets to this year’s festival. Tickets in all categories will be discounted from 15-20 percent, depending on ticket type, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024 ONLY. The promotion will be applied at time of ticket purchase.

In addition, we are also offering financing options on Festival VIP Experience weekend packages, to make those benefits more easily accessible to those who might not have traditionally been able to join us in VIP.

ALL OF THE DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE 2024 PHOENIX PRIDE FESTIVAL CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT

WWW.PHOENIXPRIDE.ORG

2024 PHOENIX PRIDE FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE HEADLINERS:

Saturday, October 19, 2024

7:00 p.m. SLAYYYTER

8:00 p.m. SAUCY SANTANA

Sunday, October 20, 2024

6:00 p.m. THE SCARLET OPERA

7:00 p.m. VASSY

8:00 p.m. DAVID ARCHULETA

FESTIVAL LATIN STAGE (produced by Club Papi) HEADLINERS*:

Saturday, October 19, 2024

6:00 p.m. WENDY GUEVARA

Sunday, October 20, 2024

5:30 p.m. MISS VANJIE

FESTIVAL VIP EXPERIENCE (produced by Vermilion Events) HEADLINERS*:

Saturday, October 19, 2024

5:00 p.m. DAVID HERNANDEZ

PLUS, throughout the weekend, VIP Experience host entertainers will include:

SHERRY VINE, JESSICA L’WHOR and KADEE CHRISTIAN STARR

* Additional performers pending.

43rd PHOENIX PRIDE PARADE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024

NORTHBOUND UP THIRD STREET FROM THOMAS ROAD TO INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Theme: BORN THIS WAY!

Parade Presenting Partner: AMAZON

Parade Highlights:

• MORE THAN 3,000 PARADE PARTICIPANTS ANTICIPATED

• MORE THAN 10,000 PARADE SPECTATORS EXPECTED

• DOZENS OF FLOATS AND VEHICLES ON DISPLAY

• ALL-AGES FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND LEASHED PETS ARE WELCOME

• PARADE ATTENDANCE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ANYONE — NO TICKET REQUIRED

• LOCAL CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHALS

Parade Hours:

STEP OFF IS AT 10:00 A.M. AT THIRD STREET AND THOMAS ROAD.

PARADE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLETED, AND LEADS STRAIGHT INTO STEELE INDIAN SCHOOL PARK, SITE OF THE 2024 PHOENIX PRIDE FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL CONTINUE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PARADE, WITH GATES OPEN AT NOON.

2024 Phoenix Pride Parade Community

GRAND MARSHALS

THE HONORABLE ARIZONA GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS

CHEF SILVANA SALCIDO ESPARZA

DAVID HERNANDEZ

2024 Phoenix Pride Festival Official Kick-Off Party

featuring DJ ALEX ACOSTA

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Doors open at 9:00 p.m.

Cambria Hotel – Diablo Rooftop, Phoenix
Public Event • 21-and-over welcome

Tickets and additional information at FABIAN-EVENTS.COM

2024 Phoenix Pride Festival Official After-Party

featuring DJ KEVIN AVIANCE

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Doors open at 9:00 p.m.

Walter Where?House, Phoenix
Public Event • 21-and-over welcome

Tickets and additional information at PHOENIXPRIDE.ORG

“On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors, Forging Our Legacy for the Future”

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Walter Naegle of New York City, surviving partner of late Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin and consultant on the film RUSTIN, and Mandy Carter of Durham, NC, Black lesbian grassroots activist for 57 years, will be speaking at the 43rd annual convention of the National Association of Black and White Men Together ( https://www.nabwmt.org/na-conventions/ ), a gay anti-racism organization, being held July 2-6 at Hotel Andaluz in downtown Albuquerque, NM. Local leaders will also be prominent on the program: Zack Quintero, executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center; T. Michael Trimm, executive director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico; and Marshall Martínez, executive director of Equality New Mexico.

Naegle and Carter, along with activists Ken Scott-Baron and Mack Scott- Baron from Long Beach, CA, will co-facilitate a workshop on July 4 titled, “Ancestors and Movements: 2024 and Beyond,” including current information on the national campaign to have a US Postage Stamp commemorating Rustin, who was the principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Naegle will also lead a presentation on July 6, “Bayard Rustin’s Legacy,” about the development and promotion of Rustin’s legacy over the last 35 years. Carter, who was a co-founder of Southerners On New Ground 31 years ago and the National Black Justice Coalition 21 years ago, will also share her wisdom and insights while participating in all the other workshop sessions.

Quintero, a strong ally to the LGBTQ community, will be the plenary speaker on “Culture, Community, Courage” at the Holiday Luncheon on July 4. Trimm will speak on “Do the Work for Liberation Now!” at the NABWMT Co-Chairs Luncheon on July 5, and Martínez’s plenary on “Building Relationships as Power Building” will be at the Closing Banquet on July 6. Quintero will also lead a personal tour of the National Hispanic Cultural Center campus on July 2. Other group outings will include the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum on July 3 and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on July 6. Trimm will also facilitate a workshop on July 5, “Transgender Cultural Fluency: We’ve Always Been Here, We Always Will Be.”

Additional workshops will cover a variety of diverse subjects: “Voices from the Archives” with Camelia Caton-Garcia, Director of Collections at the Holocaust and Intolerance Museum; “Older Queer Men’s Health”; “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action”; and a panel of former Co-Chairs on the subject of “Membership and Chapter Development.” And something unique to NABWMT conventions: we will have separate BIPOC and White Caucuses, followed by a Combined Caucus.

Registration for the NABWMT’s 43rd annual convention, with its theme of “On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors, Forging Our Legacy for the Future,” is still open at https://www.nabwmt.org/na-conventions/ at $299 for July 2-6, including five meal functions, or just $100 Day Rate on July 3, 4, 5 or 6, including at least one meal function. The National Association of Black and White Men Together, which was founded in San Francisco in 1980, is a gay, multicultural, anti-racism organization committed to fostering supportive environments wherein racial and cultural barriers can be overcome and the goal of human equality realized. To these ends, we engage in educational, political, cultural, and social activities as a means of addressing the racism, sexism, homophobia, HIV/AIDS discrimination, and other inequities in our communities and in our lives.

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“On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors, Forging Our Legacy for the Future”

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Walter Naegle of New York City, surviving partner of late Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin and consultant on the film RUSTIN, and Mandy Carter of Durham, NC, Black lesbian grassroots activist for 57 years, will be speaking at the 43rd annual convention of the National Association of Black and White Men Together ( https://www.nabwmt.org/na-conventions/ ), a gay anti-racism organization, being held July 2-6 at Hotel Andaluz in downtown Albuquerque, NM. Local leaders will also be prominent on the program: Zack Quintero, executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center; T. Michael Trimm, executive director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico; and Marshall Martínez, executive director of Equality New Mexico.

Naegle and Carter, along with activists Ken Scott-Baron and Mack Scott- Baron from Long Beach, CA, will co-facilitate a workshop on July 4 titled, “Ancestors and Movements: 2024 and Beyond,” including current information on the national campaign to have a US Postage Stamp commemorating Rustin, who was the principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Naegle will also lead a presentation on July 6, “Bayard Rustin’s Legacy,” about the development and promotion of Rustin’s legacy over the last 35 years. Carter, who was a co-founder of Southerners On New Ground 31 years ago and the National Black Justice Coalition 21 years ago, will also share her wisdom and insights while participating in all the other workshop sessions.

Quintero, a strong ally to the LGBTQ community, will be the plenary speaker on “Culture, Community, Courage” at the Holiday Luncheon on July 4. Trimm will speak on “Do the Work for Liberation Now!” at the NABWMT Co-Chairs Luncheon on July 5, and Martínez’s plenary on “Building Relationships as Power Building” will be at the Closing Banquet on July 6. Quintero will also lead a personal tour of the National Hispanic Cultural Center campus on July 2. Other group outings will include the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum on July 3 and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on July 6. Trimm will also facilitate a workshop on July 5, “Transgender Cultural Fluency: We’ve Always Been Here, We Always Will Be.”

Additional workshops will cover a variety of diverse subjects: “Voices from the Archives” with Camelia Caton-Garcia, Director of Collections at the Holocaust and Intolerance Museum; “Older Queer Men’s Health”; “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action”; and a panel of former Co-Chairs on the subject of “Membership and Chapter Development.” And something unique to NABWMT conventions: we will have separate BIPOC and White Caucuses, followed by a Combined Caucus.

Registration for the NABWMT’s 43rd annual convention, with its theme of “On the Shoulders of Our Ancestors, Forging Our Legacy for the Future,” is still open at https://www.nabwmt.org/na-conventions/ at $299 for July 2-6, including five meal functions, or just $100 Day Rate on July 3, 4, 5 or 6, including at least one meal function. The National Association of Black and White Men Together, which was founded in San Francisco in 1980, is a gay, multicultural, anti-racism organization committed to fostering supportive environments wherein racial and cultural barriers can be overcome and the goal of human equality realized. To these ends, we engage in educational, political, cultural, and social activities as a means of addressing the racism, sexism, homophobia, HIV/AIDS discrimination, and other inequities in our communities and in our lives.

The Phoenix Film Festival is just around the corner, and we are excited to announce a fantastic lineup of LGBTQ+ films that will be showcased at this year’s Festival, Thursday, April 4^th – Sunday, April 14^th.

Here are some of the highlights. You can learn more about these films and their showtimes HERE and review the entire festival schedule HERE.

Riley

The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.

Playland

A raucous work of queer fantasy and history, Playland conjures a time-bending night in Boston’s oldest and most notorious gay bar.

Days of Happiness (Subtitled)

Naïlle enters Emma’s life after she re-evaluates her professional and personal relationships with a demanding partner. The cellist and single mother offers Emma a new family dynamic.

Summer Qamp

At a camp in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counsellors who can relate to their experience.

Chuck Chuck Baby

Helen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby – and his dying mother Gwen. Her life is a grind, and like all the other women she toils with at the local chicken factory, is spent in service of the clock.

She is Connan (Subtitled)

Conan’s life at different stages is shown with a different aesthetic and rhythm from the Sumerian era to the near future.

About 30 (Arturo a los 30) (subtitled)

It follows Arturo, whose penchant for indiscretions is impossible to overlook.

These movies offer a diverse range of perspectives and stories that celebrate and explore the LGBTQ+ community. These films are sure to entertain, educate, and inspire!

Get your tickets now HERE and don’t miss out on these incredible cinematic experiences!

See you at the festival!