About USAP
The Premier Association Supporting & Enabling Pride Organizers in the United States
Established in October 2018, 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. USAP has a United States geographic focus.
USAP is focused on helping to build vibrant and strong US 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 LGBTIA+ 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, USAP focuses its efforts on national activities while InterPride focuses on issues of international concern.
Membership in the USAP provides significant value from reciprocal membership in InterPride to invaluable regional and national networking.
USAP Bylaws
You can view a copy of the USAP Bylaws by clicking here.
USAP Districts
USAP is divided into several regional member districts, allowing members to connect and network with fellow members on a variety of common causes and regional concerns.
District 1: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
District 2: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
District 3: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
District 4: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
District 5: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
District 6: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
U.S. territories are also welcome to join USAP, regardless of their location in an InterPride region outside of the Districts 1-6.
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
