Pride

You hear their names each June when Pride St. Louis announces its annual community service awards, but many of our younger readers know little to nothing about those whose names grace the engraved glass presented to our LGBTQIA community's movers...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Metro East Pride of Southwestern Illinois (MEPSI), organizers of the annual Metro East LGBTQIA Pride celebration in downtown Belleville, have launched their first scholarship essay contest. The deadline for the scholarship is May 6, 2016. Two winning...

Looking for a unique setting for your wedding? Pride St. Charles has you covered. Organizers of the annual St. Charles LGBTQIA Pride Festival are offering the opportunity for two lucky couples to get married at this year's celebration to be...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, organizers of the annual LGBTQIA+ PrideFest, held the first round of “Pride Idol” on March 31. “Pride Idol,” like “American Idol,” is a competition where contestants sing and perform to win a variety...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the annual 2016 PrideFest Community Service Awards. Each year, community members nominate individuals and organizations for the four available awards. "Community awards are...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Pride St. Louis and the Missouri Courage Scholarship held their first ever “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” (“FAFSA”) event on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Pride St. Louis Office. The event was designed to...

Pride St. Charles is currently accepting applications for entertainers for its 2016 festival to be held on June 18 at Lakeside Park in St. Peters, MO. Anyone interested in providing entertainment of any kind is welcome to apply via...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Board of Directors of Pride St. Louis, Inc., organizers of the annual PrideFest, held a special election on Monday to fill two open board positions. The PSL Board of Directors welcomed Landon Brownfield and Kevin...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The 37th annual PrideFest celebration returns to Soldiers Memorial in downtown St. Louis, June 24 - 26, 2016. Pride St. Louis, Inc., organizers of the preeminent St. Louis LGBTQIA festival and parade, are pleased to announce...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The St. Louis Black Gay & Lesbian Pride Committee has announced the dates of its annual Black Pride Weekend which will be held August 5-7, 2016. This year's festival will again be held in the heart...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) and Pride St. Louis, Inc. are happy to announce the launch of our shared scholarship application. Together, MCS and Pride plan to award up to $20,000 in scholarships for 2016. The application is...

Festival to take place around Soldier's Memorial construction on June 24-26, 2016; Pride Operations Director Steve Zeiger named to City of St. Louis Soldier's Memorial Commission ST. LOUIS, Mo. - PrideFest returns to Soldier's Memorial downtown on June 24-26, 2016 with...

Pride St. Louis, organizer of the annual St. Louis PrideFest, is currently accepting submissions for entertainers for the 2016 PrideFest celebration to be held in downtown St. Louis at Soldier's Memorial on Friday, June 24th - Sunday, June 26th....

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Courage Scholarship (MCS) and Pride St. Louis, Inc. announced today their strategic and financial partnership. In an effort to leverage resources and lower administrative costs, the two organizations will work together to provide more scholarships...

An art exhibit celebrating the faces and stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, couples and families at St. Louis PrideFest 2015 will be displayed at Congregation Temple Israel, Dec. 4 -18 and is open to the public...

Pride St. Louis, Inc. (PSL) announced today that it has been confirmed as one of the participating organizations for Apply Missouri. Formerly known as Missouri College Application Week, the Apply Missouri program is designed to help high school seniors navigate...

Earlier this week, organizers of Glasgow’s Free Pride decided to ban drag performers from the festivities, feeling that they “would make some of those who were transgender or questioning their gender uncomfortable.” Their stance upset a lot of people, who felt...

An “anti-commercialist” LGBT pride celebration in Scotland has decided to ban female impersonators from performing, Pink News reports. Free Pride - an alternative to the traditional Pride Glasgow event - made the decision ahead of next month's celebration. ...

Singer, songwriter and multi-talented diva Mary Griffin takes the PrideFest Bud Light Entertainment Stage on Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m. and the Studio 54 standout promises a high voltage set tailor made for her LGBT fan base. We're excited to...

When PrideFest moved downtown three years ago, it was celebrated as a historic event. However, downtown has always played an important role in St. Louis’ LGBT history. In the late 19th century, St. Louis was America’s fourth largest city with a...