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2011 Cleveland Pride Lacey Conner

Cleveland- One of Vh1’s most notorious reality stars, Lacey Conner, will perform live on June 25 at the 2011 Cleveland Pride Festival.

Lacey Conner has been a major player in the music world for over a decade- most notably singing for Lords of Acid on their 2010 U.S. tour, and also as the singer and founder of her own band Nocturne. But what Lacey is best known for is her villainous ways on Vh1′s “Rock of Love”, and on Vh1′s “Charm School”. Lacey may be a villain on TV, but in real life, Lacey is an advocate of human rights, equality, and animal welfare.

Lacey states “I have always had a strong opinion that ALL people, regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, or sexual orientation, deserve the same rights as everyone else. And I will always be an advocate of the gay/lesbian community. I am extremely honored and excited to be performing at the Cleveland Pride Festival this year!”

Theron of Pride Entertainment states “A lot of people don’t know the real Lacey Conner who is a strong independent humanitarian. I am happy to bring her to Pride because Lacey uses her celebrity to stand up for causes close to her heart and is a champion of equality.”

Lacey is an animal advocate, a promoter of human rights and equality, and is a protector of the environment. She founded her own dog rescue organization, “Heroes K9 Rescue”, four years ago – where she rescues and re-homes shelter dogs that are scheduled to be euthanized. Lacey is also an accomplished musician, and has toured the country multiple times performing in front of tens of thousands of fans. For more information about Lacey Conner check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/officialLaceyConner Twitter: http://twitter.com/laceyconner, her online website www.laceyconner.com, and Lacey’s dog rescue organization: www.heroesk9rescue.org

CLEVELAND LESBIAN GAY BI TRANS PRIDE, INC. dba\CLEVELAND PRIDE, INC.
Founded in 1989, Cleveland Pride has been an integral part of the Northeastern Ohio region for the past 22 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.

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The Cleveland Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Pride, Inc. dba\Cleveland Pride is a full volunteer organization without staffing.   However, services providers and consultants may be engaged from time to time to promote or produce events for the organization.  All employees, volunteers service providers, and consultants play an important role in maintaining an environment of equal opportunity.

It is the policy of Cleveland Pride to promote and ensure equal employment and volunteer opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual identity, sexual orientation or genetic information.  Equal employment opportunity principles govern all aspects of the organizations personnel engagement policies, program practices, and operations. All phases of employment (whether through contracted services or volunteerism), including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion, transfer, assignment, training, benefits and separation, shall be conducted in compliance with equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.