Oklahoma City’s Pride events were hosted by Pride, Inc. for decades, but an embezzlement scandal crippled the organization. Lori Honeycutt, former Pride, Inc. president, was charged with one count of felony embezzlement last year, but litigation is still ongoing. Lauren Zuniga, while serving as 39th St. District Association president, encouraged the district to step up […]
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Proud community
Oklahoma City Pride Alliance was formed by former 39th Street District director Lauren Zuniga to take the reins of Pride festivities. Officials said the new organization’s structure is set up to be sustainable and scalable. 39th Street District Association was set to host Pride this year while OKC Pride Inc. continues to reconfigure following a […]
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Take Pride
For the first time in decades, OKC Pride Inc. will not host the annual Pride festivities. Instead, 39th Street District Association will take lead on the parade and festival that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Former OKC Pride president Lori Honeycutt was charged with embezzling about $5,000 from the organization last September, which left the group […]
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Still proud
Registered members of the OKC Pride organization gathered for an emergency meeting on the evening of July 26. A crowd of around 100 people packed into Expressions Church in 39th Street District to vote on a sole agenda item: the dissolution of the entire organization. After nearly two hours of debate and discussion over the […]