Pride Charlotte 2013

Charlotte, NC

Pride Charlotte

Charlotte Pride presents the annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer (LGBTQ) Pride festival and other events in the Queen City. The annual festival is the largest LGBTQ Pride event in the Carolinas and the largest between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. In 2012, the event attracted more than 45,000 people to Uptown Charlotte for a two-day festival just one week before the 2012 Democratic National Convention. In January 2013, Charlotte Pride became an independent organization, continuing the proud tradition of presenting Charlotte’s annual Pride festivities. Charlotte Pride’s organizing committee is formed from an all-volunteer committee which presented successful “Pride Charlotte” festivals with The LGBT Community Center of Charlotte from 2006-2012 and other volunteers who worked to present local Pride festivities from 2001 to 2005. Charlotte Pride, a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of North Carolina in 2000, is currently in the process of reinstating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status through the IRS. After raising nearly $100,000 for the Center, Charlotte Pride organizers are excited to extend their support to a wider array of community organizations. A new community grants program to assist local organizations’ programming and projects will be funded by proceeds from each year’s festival. Details for the new grants program will be announced later in 2013.

Mission

Empowering all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioninng and queer (LGBTQ) and allied peoples to stand as unique individuals and together as a community, with the purpose of uniting as a creative, social, economic and influential force.

Goals

• Celebrate LGBTQ families from the Charlotte area.
• Provide LGBTQ individuals with a place to celebrate without harassment.
• Advance LGBTQ rights and visibility in the Charlotte community.
• Empower individuals to be themselves in a relaxed and accepting environment.

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