The 22nd Annual Cleveland Pride Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Voinovich Park from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Cleveland Pride’s annual parade, rally and festival is a tradition attended by LGBT and non-LGBT community members throughout Northeast Ohio. This year’s festival focuses on bringing all different segments and diverse groups of the LGBT community together to celebrate the milestones we have made in Cleveland and worldwide. Cleveland Pride Vice-President Todd Saporito stated, “In our 2010 celebration, we will be celebrating the movement ahead of LGBT civil rights and our accomplishments within the community.”
Specifically, this year we will celebrate the passing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and the acquisition of the 2014 Gay Games to be hosted in Cleveland.
Cleveland Pride President/CEO Jeff Steinberg is excited about the new date of Pride this year.
“Traditionally we have always used the third week of June as the date of Pride and have had a great turnout. Now that we have been able to move the event a week later, we are hoping to involve those individuals who normally attend Columbus Pride. This will give the community the availability of not having to choose between which Pride Even they will be able to attend.
Additional information will be posted on a later date describing details on entertainment line-ups, fundraisers, and events being held this year during and around the parade, rally and festival.
The Cleveland Pride Board of Directors has begun planning next year’s event at their offices located at 11100 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102. Our phone number is (216) 226-0004. Festival Planning Committee meetings occur at our offices on Wednesdays from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. See our calendar of events at www.clevelandpride.org.
WE NEED YOU!!!!
Cleveland Pride is an all volunteer organization that needs your support and representation. Please contact us to learn about more opportunities to participate in planning, sponsorship, entertainment, fund-raising, and outreach at executiveboard@clevelandpride.org.
BECOME A GENERAL MEMBER!!!!
Cleveland Pride is a members-based organization. We encourage all community members to join our organization. You may join at http://www.clevelandpride.org/home/join-pride/become-a-member-of-pride/.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ENEWSLETTER!!!!
We have more exciting announcements planned throughout 2009 and 2010. Please take a moment to subscribe to our eNewletter at http://www.clevelandpride.org/home/join-pride/subscribe-pride-enewsletter/
BECOME A VOLUNTEER!!!! GET INVOLVED!!!
This year, the annual Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival will be even bigger and better than ever, with more sponsors, more performers and a larger outcome expected than in previous years.
We want you to come out and demonstrate your support of our community and celebrate our communities accomplishments on Saturday, June 26th.
Fill out our online volunteer application at http://www.clevelandpride.org/home/get-involved-at-pride/volunteer/volunteer-application/
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Founded in 1989, Cleveland Pride has been an integral part of the Northeastern Ohio region for the past 21 years. Cleveland’s Pride celebration is among the first half-dozen such events launched in the U.S., making our Parade and Festival among the longest continuing Pride events in the country.
On an ongoing basis, Cleveland Pride brings awareness, education and knowledge of the queer community to the general public to discourage/eliminate prejudice and discrimination on the basis of a person’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Cleveland Pride openly recognizes and embraces all individuals of the queer community who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, intersex and straight allies, while understanding that each group identified exists in all ages, races, national origins and physical abilities.
Cleveland Pride 2010.
June 26, 2010.
12:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Voinovich Park.
Cleveland, Ohio.
