Tucked away near the border of Arizona and Utah, Mesquite, NV, is home to an LGBTQIA+ Non-Profit Organization who is rounding the corner on their 4th Annual Pride Celebration. Love Family got their start back in 2021 after seeing a need for education, unity, and support in their community.
“I Love Ron Quinn! He’s an amazing leader and a wonderful friend.” This quote could be a summation of everyone’s first thoughts of Ron. Ron relocated to Las Vegas in 1991 to assist his father in the family business. It was at this time he attended his first Las Vegas PRIDE Festival at Sunset Park. He recalled, “It was a completely different experience in May as opposed to a Southern California PRIDE. It was HOT.”
Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict. Every young person deserves to have the fundamental right and freedom to be who they are, and feel safe and supported at school and in their communities. Nex Benedict, a kid who just wanted to be accepted, should still be here with us today.
After much planning and anticipation, Las Vegas PRIDE is excited to announce that in March of 2024, the Las Vegas City Council approved plans to host Las Vegas PRIDE Parade AND FESTIVAL on 4th Street in the world-famous Downtown Las Vegas! Central from all parts of the Valley, Downtown has ample parking, amazing public transit, walkable hotels, and all the exciting vibes of Freemont Street, Arts District, and all things VEGAS!
Ye Haw, Cow Folks! Come join the Southwest rodeo fun as Las Vegas PRIDE rallies with the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association’s annual Big Horn Rodeo to be held Memorial Day weekend at Horseman’s Park, May 24 – 26, 2024.
I mentioned we would have our Vegas wedding a year ago, and now I want to share how disability impacted the wedding planning. I didn’t realize how hard it would be. Or how sweet the reward would be. Our special day was filled with beauty, love, happiness, and inclusion, with so many loved ones, just as we dreamed!
Growing up, I always knew I wanted to have some kind of platform, and I was determined from a young age to make it happen. My family didn’t really support my dream of having an online presence, especially after I came out. They worried about how I would be criticized. As a black queer influencer, I’ve experienced my fair share of hate. But nothing could prepare me for how much more intense it would get after announcing I was in a same-sex relationship online.
The Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE Incorporated is pleased to announce their monthly partnership with the fabulous team at The Phoenix Bar & Lounge as we host together an exciting new event, PRIDE PARTY! Join us every 1st Saturday of the month from 7 – 9 pm as we celebrate Diversity and Community with PRIDE!
Las Vegas PRIDE, also known as Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE, Inc., is OFTEN imitated but NEVER duplicated! We have served the community for 41 years and will be here until our mission is fulfilled! Our Board is comprised of volunteers, and we do our best to create fun, engaging, uplifting, and impactful content year-round!
Karlyle Tomms is a pen name, a derivative of my birth name. I chose it because my birth name is more common than ticks on a hound’s back. That metaphor fits because I grew up in a four-room house in the sticks of Arkansas. My mother was from the sticks, and my father was from Las Angeles. So, I’m a hillbilly half-breed. I grew up in a fundamentalist church, and I was fourteen years old when Stonewall occurred.
