The 23rd Annual LGBTQ Teen Pride Prom is on Saturday, May 13

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The 23rd Annual LGBTQ Teen Pride Prom is on Saturday, May 13

          The 23rd Annual LGBTQ Teen Pride Prom will be held on Saturday, May 13 from 7 pm – 12 midnight at the Old National Bank Events Plaza in the 2nd floor Ballroom, 715 Locust Street in Downtown Evansville. The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Alliance LGBTQ Teen Group, and the cost of admission is $10.

 The event was created by former TSA Outreach Director Andrew Essary as a safe place for LGBTQ Teens to gather and dance without harassment in a safe environment. The first Pride Prom had 60 students in attendance. Last year over 1,000 students attended.

The evening features a DJ, a drag show, quiet spaces for attendees to socialize outside of the ballroom, a large multi-layered pride cake donated by Piece of Cake, and a variety of items for sale including food, pride swag, and jewelry. The event also features an online and in-person competition for Pride Prom King, Queen, and In-Between.

Middle, high school and college students from throughout the region attend this event, including many allies. Security is provided at the event.

 Donations and volunteers are needed to help with the event. Donations can be sent to the TSA Pride Prom, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728 OR sent on PayPal or Venmo @tristatealliance or donate online at TSAGL.org/Donate.html.

For more information about this alcohol-free drug-free event, please visit tinyurl.com/EvansvillePrideProm; visit the Tri-State Alliance on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter; email 3statealliance@gmail.com or call or text 812-480-0204.

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    Let’s hope the extreme far right GOP locals let people be who they want to be at this event, and let them be who they are, and let them live their lives fulfilled and in peace – no different than they want for themselves and THEIR own unique and interesting families.

    Here is our problem:
    The new far right GOP, now that they have lost abortion as a rallying cry, have desperately decided to attack transgender and LGBTQ people as a target of their hate, in a feckless pathetic attempt to try and drum up voter turnout among other haters. They must have an enemy to live out their lives, and their new target is the LGBTQ community.
    God help us all.

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