Welcome to the 40th annual Pride parade and festival! This is also the 25th anniversary of the Diversity Center, and we are celebrating BIG this year. Pride's theme is 'Pride Marches On: Celebrating 40 years of Trailblazers'. Both locally and nationally, we have seen great progress for our LGBTQ community. So much of where we are today can be attributed to the hard work of trailblazers like you. So, let's celebrate and enjoy how far we've come - with an eye to the future. Here is the lineup of Santa Cruz Pride events. Parade:  Marching … [Read more...]

The Time Is Now: Youth Empowerment Summit seeks to empower LGBTQ youth of color to become leaders in their communities. The youth empowerment summit will provide educational resources, tools, and workshops that are directly relevant to the lives of low-income LGBTQ youth of color. Youth ages 13 to 24 are welcome to this event! The summit will feature three workshop sessions, a keynote speaker, live performances, and a resource fair. We will have our opening session at 10:30am and will conclude at 5pm. A youth dance will take place between 6 pm … [Read more...]

A annual celebration of the beauty within the Queer community and their many allies at UCSC. This campus wide march and festival includes entertainment, crafts, food and a keynote speaker. All are welcome! When: Saturday May 31st, 2014 Where:  March - 12pm at Quarry Plaza Festival - 2pm - 5pm at Kresge College … [Read more...]

PRIDE NIGHT will deliver top-name entertainment with a community focus. "Gay Day" at California's Great America is one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated LGBT-specific event for all ages - the only event of its kind in Northern California.  Featuring special guests: Karmin, E! network star Ross Matthews, Neon Hitch, DWV and DJ Luis Perez! When: Friday May 23rd, 2014 Where: California’s Great America, 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Cost = Presale $45 and $55 Day of Event Click Here to buy tickets! … [Read more...]