As we near the end of 2023, I am so grateful for our community and the amazing milestones we have achieved. The Las Vegas PRIDE Parade and Festival were a great success. The events brought our community together to celebrate our diversity, achievements, and helped to build a better tomorrow for us all.
Las Vegas PRIDE 2023 is HERE, and we are celebrating 40 YEARS of serving the community! Our all-volunteer Board has assembled an AMAZING lineup of events and celebrations for our RUBY ANNIVERSARY!
Meet Brady McGill, the passionate Las Vegas native dedicated to making the world a better place through his role as President and CEO of Las Vegas PRIDE in the September 2023 issue of Vacationer Magazine. With 15 years of unwavering commitment, Brady has transformed this all-volunteer, non-profit organization into a beacon of hope and inclusivity for the LGBTQ+ community.
The first Pride was a riot. Trans and gender-nonconforming individuals, people of color, and LGBT individuals in New York had had enough, and they stood up. They fought the Police and systems of oppression in the streets outside the bar “Stonewall Inn.” The insurrection continued for the next several nights. These uprisings made significant headlines and rippled throughout the globe, with similar fights happening in England and across the United States.
If I were to tell the story of King Henry VIII of England, it would most likely be a boring list of a few facts. It would be correct to say that the story, as told from the point of view of his wives, would be a much different and much more interesting story. Set it to hit music, award-winning costumes, and legendary talent, and you have SIX The Musical!
The Kraft Mountain Loop trail is located in the Calico Basin community, just east of the entrance to the Red Rock National Park and visitor center (if you’re paying to go in that’s not where this hike is located). Wind your way past the Red Springs picnic area, all the way to the dead end at the base of Kraft Mountain and park in the parking lot.
The Las Vegas PRIDE OUTside Hike program began in July 2015. Community members requested a new event – something LGBT+ focused, all-ages, not in a bar, free to attend, and fun! Brady McGill, then Secretary of the PRIDE Board, had a history of outdoor exploring and took on the project.
Las Vegas PRIDE celebrates our 40th anniversary of serving the community this year, and we are thrilled for an exciting year! As the 40th-anniversary symbol is traditionally the ruby, we have aligned our theme, “Red and Wild!”.
As we approach Las Vegas PRIDE 2022, the road behind us is to tough to think about, the present is filled with pressure and uncertainty, and the future is still to be. Our theme this year, Beautiful Tomorrow, calls for us to take action. We must do something EVERY DAY to make tomorrow a better day for ourselves, and for others.
The first time I saw Jolene perform, I was at Charlie’s Las Vegas. The music came on along with a music video on the screens (not usual for most drag performances), and Jolene took to the stage.
