TARRANT COUNTY GAY PRIDE WEEK ASSOCIATION

 

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Our Work

Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association is a not-for-profit 501(c) organization. Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association is organized to produce and facilitate a family friendly, safe environment.

 

Pride celebrations and events are to promote a positive image for the community regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered individuals, as well as educate and celebrate the diversity of the LGBT Community of Tarrant County, its Families, Friends and Supporters.

 

Our History

Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association was founded in 1981, to bring the gay community of Fort Worth & Tarrant County together in celebrating its pride.

 

Our Foundation

A selfless man named Gary Taylor had an unmatched spirit of community, family and pride. Gary’s other self, was an extraordinarily entertaining “Drag Queen” named Raina Lea. In the 70’s and early 80’s, Raina called gatherings of her Gay Brothers & Sisters, her family.

 

The first gatherings were at Forest Park’s Shelter House, a place to gather, out in the open, in public, where we could be exactly who we were, without discrimination, without judgment and without fear. Feeling that you belong, that you are valuable and a member of something bigger than yourself, part of this GREAT, BIG FAMILY, is what you got from these gatherings.

 

These gatherings, our foundation, is what we now call the Pride Picnic. 

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This year we celebrate the

2016 PRIDE -  ANNIVERSARY TITLEHOLDERS
Coming soon.


2011 TITLEHOLDERS - 5TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - Kandace Pevey
Mr. GPW - Ross Woods
Ms. - None
Ms./Mr.- Kim Wadsworth


2006 TITLEHOLDERS - 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - Trixxie Terrell
Mr. GPW - Kenny Ivy
Ms. - Janie Mom Stanton
Ms./Mr.- None

2001 TITLEHOLDERS - 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - Zoey Daniels
Mr. GPW - Darrell Jett
Ms. - Rhonda Lynn
Ms./Mr.- Chele Ross

1996 TITLEHOLDERS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - Juanita James
Mr. GPW - Julian Harris
Ms. - Glenda Gardner
Ms./Mr.- Mary Beth Williams

1991 TITLEHOLDERS - 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - W
Mr. GPW - Michael Pilla


1986 TITLEHOLDERS - 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Miss GPW - Linda Dale
Mr. GPW - Darwin Trotter

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Community Partners:  AUSTN PRIDE, DALLAS BEARS, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL, FORT WORTH CONVENTION AND VISTOR'S BUREAU, MHMR OF TARRANT COUNTY, PRIDE SAN ANTONIO, SAN MARCUS PRIDE TEAM, FRIENDLY DFW, TRANS TARRANT

 

 

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