About USA Prides
The Premier Association Supporting & Enabling Pride Organizers in the United States
Established in October 2018, USA Prides was formed with the primary purpose to engage in activities to promote public education and awareness of the personal rights and civil liberties of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming individuals. USA Prides has a United States geographic focus.
USA Prides is focused on helping to build vibrant and strong U.S. Pride organizations through collaboration, support, networking, providing resources, helping to develop a national identity of Pride, and offering support and advocacy for its members.
We welcome any LGBTQ+ organization that produces Pride events for their respective community as one of its purposes or activities. Pride events may include a parade, march, rally, festival, arts festival, cultural activity, event, or activity organized for people identifying as Lesbian, Gay Men, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and/or other emerging sexual identities.
Working hand-in-hand with InterPride, USA Prides focuses its efforts on national activities while InterPride focuses on issues of international concern.
Membership in USA Prides provides significant value from reciprocal membership in InterPride to invaluable regional and national networking.
USA Prides Bylaws
You can view a copy of the USA Prides Bylaws by clicking here.
USA Prides Districts
USA Prides is divided into four regional member districts, allowing members to connect and network with fellow members on a variety of common causes and regional concerns.
CENTRAL
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
EASTERN
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
SOUTHERN
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Virginia
WESTERN
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Guam
Idaho
Hawaii
Montana
Oregon
Nevada
New Mexico
N. Mariana Islands
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
We Support You
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Serving the needs of Pride organizations, who produce and support Pride events for the benefit of their respective communities.
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Learning from one another by sharing experience, knowledge, and best practices.
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Building unity in the Pride movement locally and globally through education, programming, resources, networking, and representation.
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Connecting an extensive network of Pride organizers and demonstrating the collective power and diversity and strength of the United States Pride movement.
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Giving developing Pride organizations a voice within the national and international Pride movement.
What Matters to Us
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USAP is focused on helping to build vibrant and strong Pride organizations in the United States through
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Collaboration
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Education and Skills Building
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Providing access to resources
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Networking
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Helping to develop a national identity of Pride, and
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Offering support and advocacy
We Welcome You
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We welcome any LGBTIA+ organization that produces Pride events for their respective community as one of its purposes or activities.
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Pride events may include:
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Parade
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March
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Rally
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Festival
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Arts festival / program
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Cultural activity event
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An activity organized for people identifying as Lesbian, Gay Men, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and/or other emerging sexual identities.
Our Purpose
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Established in October 2018, the United States Association of Prides (USAP) was formed with the primary purpose to engage in activities to promote public education and awareness of the personal rights and civil liberties of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming individuals.
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As a national voice for Pride organizers, USAP is focused on supporting and helping to build vibrant and strong US Pride organizations through collaboration, providing access to resources, networking, helping to develop a national identity of Pride, and offer support and advocacy for its members.
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Membership in the USAP provides significant value from reciprocal membership in InterPride to invaluable regional and national networking.
Our History
In October 2018 USAP was formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the InterPride World Conference. 26 individuals from 24 Pride organizations became founding members, elected a founding board, approved bylaws, and authorized the founding board to incorporate the organization, and manage and conduct officer elections within 90 days of receiving the IRS 501(c)(3) determination.
Founding Board
Served from October 6, 2018, to September 19, 2019.
Co-President - Lo Roberts, Houston Pride & Ron deHarte, Palm Springs Pride
Vice President - Perin Hurewitz, Heritage of Pride, NYC Pride
Treasurer - Richard Brethour-Bell, Santa Fe HRA
Secretary - Dave Wait, Motor City Pride
