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Triad Pride 2008's Interests
General
ART
Mission Statement:
Alternative Resources of the Triad (ART) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to be actively involved with the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) community of the Triad (Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, NC and surrounding communities). ART works to support the emotional, social, and mental health needs of the GLBTQ community by (1) serving as an information portal and referral source and (2) by maintaining an ongoing, visible, and positive educational and supportive presence in the community.
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Alternative Resources of the Triad was established in 1988 by Katheryn Smith, former Executive Director of Triad Health Project. Receiving help from numerous friends and acquaintances, Katheryn also relied heavily on John Quillan of the Charlotte Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and Greensboro attorney Ron Johnson for guidance
in obtaining nonprofit status for the organization.
An anonymous donation of $1,000.00 provided the seed that culminated in ART's first event, the Lesbian Health Fair. Shortly thereafter, the Gay & Lesbian Hotline of the Triad was established. The hotline quickly became the primary activity of the organization during the late 1980s. Funding for GLBTQ support organizations was sparse in those days. As a result, the hotline was hosted in the spare room of a volunteer's apartment. Donated phone equipment lead to the training of seven pioneers in Greensboro. The official opening of the hotline received coverage in several local media outlets, including Greensboro News & Record.
The explosive growth of the World Wide Web provided the impetus to discontinue the hotline in November of 2003, as most of the call volume centered on requests for information. It was deemed that these queries could be better served by a 24/7 web presence. The OutGreensboro.com continues to serve as a vital information link for the GLBTQ community.
In 2005 ART sponsored QCYNT (Queer College Youth Network of the Triad), the inaugural meeting held at the Board Room of the Biltmore Greensboro Hotel in May of that year. Representatives from UNCG, Guilford College, Wake Forest University and Elon University participated in the event. QYCNT's mission is to connect college and university LGBTQA associations in the area to provide an efficient information exchanges. To this end, QCYNT hosts a bi monthly meeting that is open to all college and university students, alumni and faculty members.
On the entertainment front, Alternative Resources of the Triad initiated the Greensboro, Out at the Movies! series, which debuted to a theater packed with members of GLBTQA community. The success of the first film came as a surprise to all involved. ART, in conjunction with Warehouse 29, currently sponsors a different GLBTQ movie every other month.
ARTs most recent achievement is the first annual Triad Pride festival which was held in Greensboro in August of 2007. Plans are already underway for the 2008 event. Details will be posted to OutGreensboro.com as they become available.
Volunteers are needed to make Triad Pride 2008 a success! Areas in which you can help include: fundraising, promotion, event setup, vendor coordination, event planning. Please contact us if you would like to help.
About me: Welcome to the Myspace of Triad Pride, producers the Triad's only Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Festival and Celebration! Pride becomes more meaningful when shared, and when enjoyed in the company of others. TRIAD PRIDE IS a place where our LGBTIQ community can join together in a festive, celebratory space.
Inclusiveness and acceptance are the real gifts that we give to one another when we participate. Through our participation, we share a part of ourselves. As the spirit of cooperation reaches new heights and as groups of individuals create an enormous "home team," where teamwork truly takes center stage, It is important to remember that the goal that we pursue. It is the victory of human acceptance and understanding over the boundaries of race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.
The intrinsic value that we obtain as a result of being an active participant in this celebration of community is priceless.
Triad Pride 2008 Festival Dates: May 7th through May 11th, 2008!
Mission Statement: The mission of Triad Pride is to further empower those in the Triad that identify with the GLBTQA community, create a greater sense of awareness of GLBTQA issues and further the advancement of all members of the Triad community.
Our current title holders are Mykel Knight-Addams "Mr. Triad Pride 2008-2009" and Constance Demarlo "Miss Triad Pride 2008-2009".
Who I'd like to meet: History of the Rainbow Flag
Use of the rainbow flag by the gay community began in 1978 when it first appeared in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. Borrowing symbolism from the hippie movement and black civil rights groups, San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker designed the rainbow flag in response to a need for a symbol that could be used year after year. Baker and thirty volunteers hand-stitched and hand-dyed two huge prototype flags for the parade.
The flags had eight stripes, each color representing a component of the community:
1. Hot Pink for Sex 2. Red for Life 3. Orange for Healing 4. Yellow for Sun
5. Green for Nature 6. Turquoise for Art 7. Indigo for Harmony 8. Violet for Spirit.
The next year Baker approached San Francisco Paramount Flag Company to mass-produce rainbow flags for the 1979 parade. Due to production constraints the hot pink and turquoise were removed and blue replaced the indigo.
This six-color version spread from San Francisco to other cities, and soon became the widely-known symbol of gay pride and diversity it is today
The rainbow flag has inspired a wide variety of related symbols such as the freedom rings, the RainbowCoin, Rainbow Triangles and Color Bars.
The Victory Over AIDS Flag modifies the rainbow flag by adding a black stripe at the bottom. Suggested by a San Francisco group, the black stripe commemorates those we have lost to AIDS. Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a much-decorated Vietnam Veteran dying of AIDS, proposed that when a cure was eventually found the black stripes should be removed from all the flags and ceremoniously burned in Washington, D.C.
The multicultural symbolism of the rainbow is nothing new -- Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition also embraces the rainbow as a symbol of that political movement. The rainbow also plays a part in many myths and stories related to gender and sexuality issues in Greek, Native American, African, and other cultures.
HELLO EVERYONE, just wanted to stop in and say hello and hope you all had a great weekend. I can't wait to start performing for you all at Warehouse 29. I have brought the house down at the Odessey, now it's time to do it at home. As Always it is a great Honor to hold such a title as Mr Triad Pride and I plan to make my reign and great one! Thanks Again!
