In honor of Pride Week in Oklahoma City, we’re highlighting restaurants that are offering something special for Pride Month or that go out of their way to make sure everyone feels comfortable with menu selection, service and location. By Jacob Threadgill with Gazette / file and provided photos Good Times 1234 N. Western Ave. facebook.com/goodtimesok […]
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PRIDE Glitter beacon
Faces of Pride noon-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday through June 29 Wreck Room 2127 NW 39th St. oklahomacitypride.org Free Deconstructed: Conversations with a Drag Artist 6 p.m. Wednesday Wreck Room 2127 NW 39th St. oklahomacitypride.org Free Looking at Faces of Pride, viewers might better see another person, or they might see a reflection of themselves. Either way, […]
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PRIDE Rainbow uprising
Much of the history of the LGBTQ+ community centers on its relationship with law enforcement. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which took place in New York and are widely regarded as the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Stonewall Inn was a bar for members of the LGBTQ+ community […]
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Chicken-Fried News: A for Ally
Oklahoma is in a unique position to have its interesting news and images go viral across the country and world because the vast majority of outsiders think the state — especially rural areas — is lucky to have electricity or monolithic conservative viewpoints. Hulbert resident Cody Barlow became an internet sensation when he posted a […]
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PRIDE Abundant Pride
Oklahoma City Pride Friday-Sunday 39th St. District NW 39th Street between Classen and Youngs boulevards oklahomacitypride.org Free Block Party 5:30 p.m. 39th St. District 2100 NW 39th St. oklahomacitypride.org Free Summer Solstice Block Party Friday-Sunday Factory Obscura 25 NW Ninth St. factoryobscura.com Free OKC Pride Parade noon-2 p.m. Saturday 39th Street from Classen Boulevard to […]
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PRIDE Solstice soirée
Summer Solstice Block Party Friday-Sunday Factory Obscura 25 NW Ninth St. factoryobscura.com Free The artists and creative team with Factory Obscura are busy working on the second phase of its Mix-Tape installation that debuts Sept. 21, but that is not stopping it from its biggest solstice party yet. Summer Solstice Block Party held outside Factory […]
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PRIDE Legends & Rebels
Oklahoma City Pride Alliance made history with its opening ceremonies Monday. Mayor David Holt officially declared the third week in June “Pride Week,” Rep. Kendra Horn’s deputy chief of staff Amanda McLain-Snipes presented a congressional citation and eight individuals were recognized for their contributions to OKC’s LGBTQ+ community, along with two grand marshals. For the […]
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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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Youth protection
Sara Cunningham is the founder of Free Mom Hugs, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights. She went viral last year after volunteering to be a stand-in mom at same-sex weddings where couples’ parents refuse to attend. But before she became an advocate, Cunningham thought being gay was an ultimate offense to God. “Our youngest […]