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Youth Pride Fest hosted in Oak Ridge on May 14

Posted at 11:50 am May 8, 2016
By Maureen Hoyt Leave a Comment

Diversity will be celebrated at the third annual Youth Pride Fest on Saturday, May 14, in Oak Ridge, a press release said.

“The fun planned event is an opportunity for LGBTQ youth and allies to celebrate themselves through awareness, visibility, and pride,” the press release said. Youth Pride Fest will take place from noon to 5 p.m. May 14 at First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge. The church is located at 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike, which is at the corner of Lafayette and Oak Ridge Turnpike.

All East Tennessee LGBTQ youth and allies under the age of 21, and parents are invited, the press release said. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required and can be made at youthpridefest.weebly.com. Click on sign-up. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Clinton High School GSA, First Presbyterian Church, Gay-Straight Alliance, LGBTQ, Oak Ridge High School GSA, Oak Ridge PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Youth Pride Fest

Second Annual Youth Pride Fest is May 9 in Oak Ridge

Posted at 12:41 pm April 26, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The second annual East Tennessee Youth Pride Fest will be held in Oak Ridge on Saturday, May 9.

Organizers said the festival will celebrate diversity.

“The fun planned event is an opportunity for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) youth and their friends and allies to celebrate themselves through awareness, visibility, and pride,” a press release said.

The Youth Pride Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge. The church is located at 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike, the corner of Lafayette Drive and Oak Ridge Turnpike). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Anne Backus, bisexual, Christina Elliott, Clinton High School GSA, East Tennessee Youth Pride Fest, First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge, gay, Gay-Straight Alliance, lesbian, LGBTQ, Oak Ridge High School GSA, Oak Ridge PFLAG, transgender, Youth Pride Fest

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