JOIN FLY92.3 AS WE CELEBRATE THE PRIDE CENTER’S 50TH AT THE JERICHO DRIVE-IN ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS! THIS IS THE FIRST EVER DRIVE-IN JUBILEE! THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE THE PREMIER OF THE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PRIDE CENTER’S FIRST 50 YEARS AND IS ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY’S GROWTH. THIS DOCUMENTARY WAS CREATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM, SPECIFICALLY ASHLEY HOPKINS-BENTON, SENIOR HISTORIAN, AND AMAZINGLY TALENTED VIDEOGRAPHER, JOHN ROMEO. A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SEVERAL DOZEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TOLD THE PRIDE CENTER THEIR STORIES AND SHARED THEIR MEMORIES ABOUT PEOPLE, EVENTS, AND OUR HOME AT 332 HUDSON AVENUE. THEIR STORIES SERVE TO REMIND US OF HOW FAR WE’VE COME AND WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER – AND THE PRIDE CENTER. FOLLOWING THE DOCUMENTARY, WE’LL SHOW THE MOVIE “THE BIRDCAGE”.
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SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE THE PRIDE CENTER BY PURCHASING TICKETS TO THE DRIVE IN JUBILEE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE 50/50 RAFFLE.
A NOTE FROM THE PRIDE CENTER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 50TH JUBILEE:
YIKES! THIS WASN’T HOW WE ENVISIONED CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING LGBTQ COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE NATION. FIRST WE HAD TO CANCEL PRIDE. THEN WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR ANNUAL AWARDS GALA. THOSE ARE OUR TWO LARGEST SOURCES OF REVENUE, MONEY THAT SUPPORTS OUR FREE COUNSELING SERVICES, YOUTH & ADULT SUPPORT GROUPS, PROGRAMS & MORE. THE COLLAPSE OF FUNDING HAS PUT US IN DIRE FINANCIAL STRAITS. SIMILAR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS HAVE FORCED LGBTQ CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY. WE’RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN HERE IN THE CAPITAL REGION. WE KNOW THAT YOU WON’T LET IT HAPPEN EITHER. IT’S A MATTER OF PRIDE.