4. MISSION
Phoenix Pride celebrates and promotes the history, diversity and
future prosperity of the metropolitan Phoenix LGBTQ community.
VISION
Increase public awareness of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual,
Transgender and Queer) community to eliminate homophobia,
transphobia and discrimination.
PURPOSE
To enhance the quality of life and ensure access to all opportunities
for the metro Phoenix LGBTQ community.
VALUE STATEMENTS
• Accept the differences in all individuals without bias.
• Recognize the right of all individuals to mutual respect.
• Create positive interaction through outreach and coalition
building.
• Foster environments for individuals and groups to learn about
one another.
• Create supportive environments and networks to empower
positive change.
• Recognize that a denial of equality for any one aspect of our
community is a denial of equality for all.
Phoenix Pride is a 501(c)(3 )non-profit educational organization based in metro Phoenix.
Phoenix Pride is the dba for Phoenix Lesbian Gay Pride Committee, Inc. All donations to
the organization are tax deductible.
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The History of Phoenix Pride
In 1981, a group of gay lesbian activists organized the first Pride march thru the streets of
downtown Phoenix to the state Capitol building. It was a politically focused march to bring
awareness to gay rights issues in Phoenix.
Nearly ten years later, a group of volunteers joined together to coordinate the annual Pride
festival. This committee, best known as the Phoenix Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee, Inc.
helped establish a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization known today as Phoenix Pride.
The organization was created as a non-profit to educate and promote issues that affect the
LGBTQ community in metro Phoenix. Under the leadership of Phoenix Pride, there has been an
annual march, festival, parade or celebration in metro Phoenix for more than 30 years.
The organization sees itself as a leader in the metro Phoenix LGBTQ community. During the
past several years, the organization has been able to make significant contributions to other
LGBTQ focused non-profit organizations and has awarded scholarships to deserving LGBTQ
individuals to continue their education. It is the goal of the organization to continue developing
community programs to benefit the LGBTQ focused non-profit community and to continue
to raise public awareness about the LGBTQ community in hopes to eliminate homophobia,
transphobia and discrimination still prevalent today.
Timeline
First Pride march
downtown Phoenix.
Phoenix Lesbian
and Gay Pride
Committee, Inc.
established non-
profit organization.
Festival moved to
Kiwanis Park.
Parade held
same day as
festival, moved
to Margaret T.
Hance Deck
Park.
Festival moved
to Steele Indian
School Park and
Parade runs up 3rd
Street from Thomas
leading right into
the park.
Phoenix Pride
Community
Foundation
established.
Awards 1st Pride
Scholarship.
Pride celebrates
30 years.
Celebration
of Giving and
awards 1st
Community
Grants.
Rainbows
Festival,
Junior
Phoenix Gay
Pride, 13
Scholarships
Awarded
Marches, rallies and
festivals all around
the city and state.
“The Year
of the Storm.”
Phoenix Pride hires
first Executive
Director.
OUTdayPHX,
Pride GALA,
Summer Chill
Royalty Pageants.
Festival moved
to Tempe Diablo
Stadium. 1995 dba
Arizona Central
Pride. First Pride
Parade in April 1997.
1981 1982 1991 1992 1998 2001 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
15th Annual
Pride Parade,
Awarded 10
Scholarships,
Pride Office
Relocation
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6. Angie Guerra
Chair
Stacey Jay Cavaliere
Board Member at Large
Tucker Parkinson
Director
Kevin Godfrey
Director
Jaime Dempsey
Director
Donald Smith
Director
Mark Mulson
Director
Michael Soto
Director
Rachel Evans
Director
Matt Thomas
Director
Samantha Herd
Director
Luisa Valdez
Vice Chair
Shannon Lank
Secretary
John Phebus
Treasurer
YOUR
LEADERS
2012 Former Chair, Lawrence Moore
Former Treasurer, Bill MacDonald
Former Directors: Matt Harris, Vincent Medina,
Ken McKenzie, Katy June, Brenda Hackman
and Ron Lindblad
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Message from the Chair and Executive Director
In 2012, we were touched by the brilliance and power
of our community as we moved forward united. We
discovered individual and collective strengths as we
realized we can indeed be a community movement of
social change and justice. We discovered that we can
be strong in the face of our opponents in media, politics
and religion. Our life touching power is strongest when
we work together to build a unified community. Phoenix
Pride is crucial to building unity and is critical to the pulse
and life-blood of both our LGBTQ community and the
metropolitan Phoenix community as a whole. We define
our moments by challenging homophobia. We support
legislation that will strengthen the rights of LGBTQ individuals and we embrace diversity by
showing greater respect and courtesy toward all human beings.
Phoenix Pride builds on the willingness of the community to diversify the LGBTQ community
at large and welcome all who walk through its doors especially our volunteers. We celebrate
those who spent countless hours volunteering. Since its inception, Phoenix Pride has relied
heavily on the support and generosity of volunteers. Volunteers are involved in all aspects
of Phoenix Pride operations. Currently the Phoenix Pride has more than 300 volunteers in a
typical year. Our volunteers, donors, board members, staff and allies can all celebrate the
accomplishments of the past year. Thanks to you, 2012 has been a successful year, filled
with new opportunities and growth. We have made great strides toward educating and
empowering the LGBTQ community and in our annual report we will outline and highlight our
accomplishments.
In 2012 we increased the number of scholarships awarded. We completed our first Rainbows
Festival under the new ownership of Phoenix Pride. We took to the streets and listened to what
the community had to say. We changed the dates of the Pride Festival in hope of cooler
temperatures. We also asked the community for their input on the 2013 theme. With an
overwhelming response we heard your voice, and bring to you Phoenix Pride 2013 “Equality
Justice for All”.
As the leader in Phoenix’s LGBTQ community for the past 32 years, we know our future is
waiting to be created. We strive to engage the hearts and minds of the community and
beyond. Now we ask you to join us in looking ahead to 2013 and beyond. Phoenix Pride has
a creative, positive vision for our future, one that builds on existing programs, as well as some
new, exciting initiatives. We promise to empower, educate, implement and advocate for the
services and needs of the diverse LGBTQ community.
In Pride,
Brandi Sokolosky Angie Guerra
Executive Director Chairperson
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Phoenix Pride thanks the individuals and
corporations who made a financial
contribution to support the programs and
fundraisers of our organization.
$3000 to $7500
Alliance Beverage Distributing Co. LLC
American Express
Castle Megastore
City of Phoenix
Community Tire Auto Service
Cox Communications
Johnny Rockets
Karamba Nightclub
Verizon Wireless
Wells Fargo
Gala Patrons
$1000 to $2500
Grecia Montes D’Occa
Macy’s
ManHunt.com
US Bank
Thomas A. Bledsoe
Arizona Lottery
Jensen Dean
Red Bull North America, Inc.
TC Taylor
Adriana Galliano
Kenneth Snider
Tyler Allen
Gorman Company
Andrew Allen
Kevin Axx
Shel-Don Legarrela
$300 to $900
Juan Moretime
Linda Hoffman
Baron Von Ausome
Lil’ Homeo
Nikki Starr
Chantelle Douglas
Masquerade
AZ Frontrunners
SWAY Events
Ryan Bender
Up to $250
Brandi Sokolosky
Jeffrey Derrim
Charlie Coppinger
Edward Martin
Kira Daniels
Patricia Mason
Dawn Bowman
Winnie Goezinya
Khal Karnage
Tyler TerMeer
Super Stereo
Vern Johnson
Josstyn Rudella
Bill MacDonald
Rainbows Patrons
2012 Art Auction Patrons
QU Scholarship Patrons
Lewis Grove
John Ozimek
Sue Ellen Barnes
Guillermo Gastelum
Nicolas Capaz
Tom Simplot
RM Joe Bushong
Wayne Triplett
Mark Mattek
Christopher Blackburn
James Abood
Jeremy Robb
Natlaie Tougas
Randall Ottoway
Joshua Paul Barelli
Darin Osborne
Eric Iwersen
Eric Foster
Peter Apollo
Chad Robert
Christopher Paris
Alan Schwertfeger
Ryan Spielman
Michael Smallcanyon
Dr. Thomas Durisek
Ryan Jenkins
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$18,000 and Up
Hensley Budweiser
Pro Em
ECHO Magazine
Arizona Republic
Instinct Magazine
$5,000 to $15,000
Alliance Beverage Company
ManHunt.com
BIG Printing
Arizona Pride Guide
ION ARIZONA MAGAZINE
New Times
Compete Magazine
Cultural Sponge
Find Fred
Family Apparel
PMT Ambulance Service
Pepsi Bottling Company
The State Press
Johnny Rockets
AIDS Walk/SavorLife
Qvegas
The Saguaro
Verizon Wireless
$1,000 to $5,000
Carey Limousine
Red Bull
Amsterdam
Barefoot Wine
QTalk America
Equality Arizona
One Community
N Touch Arizona
Karamba Nightclub
Pop Chips
Sonoran Studios
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS
SWAY Events
Hilton Garden Inn Midtown
Hilton Garden Inn Airport
North
La Kalle 101.3
Univision
Elbow Grease
Alphagraphics on University
Radisson Hotel Phoenix City
Center
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Auction/Raffle Donors
Ranging from $50-$1500
Amsterdam
Apollos Lounge
Bliss/Rebar
Blu Sol Spa
Budlight - Hensley Beverage
Company
Camelback Animal Clinic
Cash Inn Country
Charlie’s Phoenix
Cindy Morganson
Cirque du Soleil Phoenix
Comerica Theater
Community Tire Pros
Cornelis Hollander Jeweler
Entebella Med Spa
Fez
Ft. McDowell Radisson
Gammage Theater
Jonathan Brier
Karamba Nightclub
Kobalt
Los Olivos Car Wash
PetSmart
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Pride
Phoenix Suns
San Diego Pride
San Francisco Pride
Sheraton Downtown Phoenix
Sheraton Mission Valley
Smelly Dog
Smirnoff Vodka
Southwest Aesthetics
Southwest Airlines
Sway Events
Tan United
Ticoz
Verizon Wireless
Wag N Wash
Wild Horse Pass
Willow Stream Spa
Zuma Grill
SPIRIT OF GIVING
Volunteers
Alan Ace
Nawanda Adams
Hannah Adamson
Chui Aguilar
Adam Ahrens
Aljero Alfonso
Brie Allport
Almy Kaylene
Tonja Alvis
Tina Angulo
Katherine Ansboury
Yermi Araya
Kiyahna Araza
Gabriel Arias
Miranda Ashley
Steven Avila
Valarie Baker
Leslie Baldwin
Kayla Balius
Jessica Barajas
Kimberly Barnes
Jordan Bartkowiak
Tazja Belknap
Stormy Benton
Joseph Betancourt
Rita Birdsong
Carlos Bojorquez
Kara Bontempo
Devun Bontempo
Victoria Bontempo
Sarah Brecka
Kailey Burns
Michael Butts
Carlos Calderon
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Renee Caldwell
Holly Capello
Vince Cardenas
Paul Carroll
Cylie Cartter
Beth Cartwright
Quintero Case
Jennier Castellanos
Jesus Castro
Tisha Corleone
Angela Cortez
Marcy Craig
Dan Craig
Ryan Danoko
Michael DeSouza
Dominique Detjens
Richard Dillworth
Lyndsey Dorough
Glenn Eiselin
Rebecca Elton
Briceidy Esquivel
Maryssa Estrada
Mark Farley
Elizabeth Faso
Heather Feaga
Stephenie Ferguson
Candace Fernandez
Cecilia Fernandez
Abie Feuerstein
Albert Flores
Savannah Foster
Cassaundra
Fresquez
Crystal Garcia
Jazmin Garcia
Karla German
Alexis Getscher
Serina Gissantanel
Nohely Gomez
Lindsay Gonzales
Michael Gonzalez
Natalie Gossen
Caroll Grant
Charles Grisier
Michael Guardado
Meagan Guest
Cristina Guglielmi
Tanika Gutienez
Briana Gutierrez
Jesus Gutierrez
Brian Hagen
Shaun Hammon
Patrick Hamper
Hanh Han
Shelby Hannah
Randi Haranzo
Samantha Harding
Tiger Hartwig
Martin Hernandez
Venessa Hernandez
Chelsea Hernandez
Jamilyn Hinson
Hayley Hinton
Bob Hitchcock
Bernadette
Hoelscher
Daniel Howells
Judy Huckins
Ashley Iannacone
Brian Ingalls
Miriam Jinich
Jennifer Johnson
Brady Jolly
Dean Jones
Celestina Jones
Kane Jordan
Cozi Koerber
Jamie Landgraff
Konner Landrum
Mark Lara
Richard Larive
Murray Lawrence
Charmarie Lechuga
Aliya Leigh
Sonya Lewis
Bria Leyva
Lisa Lindrose
Thomas Lindrose
Christian Llumiquinga
Dani Logan
Alejandro Lopez
Julian Lopez
Christie Lovato
Dean Maldonado
Paulina Mangubat
Jarrell Martin
Carmen Martinez
Lloyd Mays
Jen McAlonan
Dagen McAloon
Catherine McComb
Bob McGimpsey
Gabriel Medellin
Keelan Mercer
Liz Merrett
Patricia Meyerson
Brendan Miller
Ganesh Mohan
Kameo Montevede
Garrett Moots
Jasmine Moreno
Linda Mouery
Karlee Mueller
Chisa Muhammad
Cynthia Murillo
Thomas Nall
Jorge Navarro
Richard Ness
Bernadette Nieves
Nicholas Oleaga
Kathy Oliver
Sophia Orozco
Paula Ortega
Daniel Palma
Martha Paredes
Peter Parr
Adriana Payan
Zachary Payton
Regina Pearson
Mark Phelps
Robert Picaso
Lora Pirie
Barbara Porter
Todd Puhlmann
Liliana Ramirez
DD Ramirez
Robert Ranes
Michael Rangel
Nicole Reeves
Linda (Alero)
Ridley
Katherine
Ringgenberg
Paul Roark
Salvador Rodriguez
Paul Rogers
Madison
Rosebrugh
Tanner Rosenthal
Mandee Rowley
Jesus Ruiz
Sharamie Russell
Irene Salcedo
Cindy Savis
David Schuberth
Vaiangina Sekona
Jessica Serrano
Danny Silvani
Ernest Smith
Amanda Smith
Kelvin Smith-Meyers
Meg Sneed
Jesse Stacey
Edward Stayer
James Stepp
Charlotte Strayhorne
Janine Taylor
Taylor Jacob Taylor
Billy Templeton
Kate Theune
Toni Thompson
Kerry Thornton
Katrina Tomlinson
Dusty Tracy
Marisol Uribe
Bill Van Tassell
Sarah Vargas
John Vo
Scott Vreeland
Chrissy W. Rawles
Shena Walker
Ashley Wampler
Amy Wampler
Tabitha Wasilio
Melaney Wells
Eric Westover
Rebecca Westover
Amy Wiles
Regina Williams
Ashley Yohn
Gabriela Zamarron
Sandra Lyn Villa
Zamorano
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OUR COMMUNITY
The Phoenix Pride Community Grants Program is a charitable program which provides
financial grants to nonprofit organizations serving Maricopa County’s lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Funds for the program are administered by the
Arizona Community Foundation.
At the end of 2011 Phoenix Pride awarded grants of varying amounts to four amazing
organizations: onenten, Greater Phoenix Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Chrysalis
and Hospice of the Valley.
At its August 2012 strategic planning retreat, the Phoenix Pride board of directors unanimously
affirmed its commitment to its 3-year old Community Grants program. Board member and
Treasurer at the time, Bill MacDonald stated, “We are enormously proud of our ability to give
back to the Phoenix LGBTQ community, to utilize funds generated from Phoenix Pride events
to support significant, impactful community programs.”
Due to the 2011 acquisition of the Rainbows Festival and an internal realignment of Phoenix
Pride’s fiscal year, the Community Grants program was temporarily placed on hiatus. Following
the successful completion of the Rainbows Festival in October 2012, the Phoenix Pride board
determined that the Community Grants program would remain on hiatus until such time that
Rainbows Festival is paid in full, after May of 2014. At that time the board will re-evaluate the
grants cycle based on an evolving programmatic and fiscal calendar. At this time, the board
does not anticipate any major changes to the structure of the Community Grants program
itself, outside of its schedule for application, review and delivery of funds.
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FUTURE LEADERS
Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program
ThePhoenixPrideScholarshipProgramconsistsofthePRIDEScholarshipFund,anendowment
fund administered by Arizona Community Foundation. The fund, formally known as the
Rainbow Community Scholarship fund was established to award educational scholarships
to Arizona students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer and
plan to attend post-secondary educational institutions within the State of Arizona. This
endowment fund was able to award the first two scholarships in 2008 to qualified local
LGBTQ youth. For 2009 this fund allowed Phoenix Pride Community Foundation to award 5
new scholarships in the amount of $1200.00 each to qualified local LGBTQ youth. In April
of 2010 we awarded a total of 7 scholarships, to 5 new applicants and 2 were renewed
scholarships from 2009, each totally $1500.00 for a grand total contribution of $10,500.00. In
April 2011 we awarded a total of 10 scholarships, to 8 new applicants and 2 were renewed
scholarships from 2010. In 2012, we awarded 12 scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each,
three returning and nine new awardees. The announcement of award recipients for the
academic year of 2012-13 were made April 1, 2012 and all recipients were recognized at
the Pride Gala on June 9, 2012 at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix.
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18. In addition to the various programs and events produced by Phoenix Pride throughout the year,
as we continue to help educate and create public awareness for the LGBTQ community, the
organization is proud to have contributed to the future prosperity of the metro Phoenix LGBTQ
community. At the end of 2011 we transitioned from a midyear fiscal year to a calendar year
starting in 2012. This report reflects some financial happenings during the last 4 months of 2011
in our short fiscal year of September 1, 2011-December 31, 2011 and the full financials of 2012.
Phoenix Pride has contributed over $100,000 to a host of community organizations, charities
and individuals.
Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program
PRIDE Scholarship Fund $ 31,005.69
Total $ 31,005.69
Scholarship paid out by
Arizona Community Foundation
Tristan Fehr $2000.00
Milo Neild $2000.00
Andrew Lopez $2000.00
Joseth Hermosillo $2000.00
Melissa Conrad $2000.00
Elizabeth Martin $2000.00
Mathew Watson $2000.00
Jose Luis Gomez $2000.00
Casey Clowes $2000.00
Emily Johnson $2000.00
Cylan Shaffer $2000.00
Trudie Jackson $2000.00
Sub-total $ 24,000.00
Phoenix Pride Partnership Program
AGRA
Men of Charlies c/o AGRA
Community Church of Hope
Joshua Tree Feeding Program, Inc
Cactus Cities Softball League
Phoenix Hellraisers
Phoenix Sunfish
Desert Overture
Grand Canyon Performing Arts, Inc.
Imperial Court of Arizona
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Phoenix Storm Rugby
H.E.R.O.
Aunt Rita’s Foundation
Casa de Cristo Church
Sub-total $ 49,912.50
Phoenix Pride Community Grant Program
December 2011
Onenten $12,500.00
Hospice of the Valley $5,000.00
GPGLCC $5,000.00
Chrysalis $12,500.00
Sub-total $ 35,000.00
Phoenix Pride Community Scholarship Program
QU Scholarship donations to
Arizona Community Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation $12,664.87
Sub-total $ 12,664.87
Phoenix Pride General Contributions
2012 CAPI Scholarship $500.00
Imperial Court of Arizona, Inc. $500.00
Aunt Rita’s Foundation $1000.00
One Community $600.00
Onenten $400.00
Sub-total $ 3,000.00
Total $124,577.37
Phoenix Pride In-Kind Contributions
Family Apparel (Frontrunners T-shirts) $2,000.00
CAPI - Exhibitor Space $400.00
Flagstaff Pride - Exhibitor Space $400.00
Sedona Pride – Exhibitor Space $400.00
Phoenix Pride Alumni - 65 $1950.00
SW Ctr for HIV/AIDS - Pride Tickets $5600.00
Tucson Pride - Exhibitor Space $400.00
Sub-total $ 11,150.00
Total $ 11,150.00
GRAND TOTAL $ 166,733.03
CONTRIBUTED BY PRIDE IN END OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 CALENDER YEAR 2012
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19. Phoenix Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee, Inc.
Statement of Financial Position
Calendar Year 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $120,686
Phoenix Pride Community Grants Fund $14,747
Property and equipment - net $5,443
Prepaid expenses $9,182
Investments $100,000
Security deposits $2,395
Total Assets $252,452
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Accounts Payable $40,484
Notes Payable $60,000
Total Liabilities $100,484
Net Assets $152,069
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $252,552
Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets
Calendar Year 2012
Income
Program Revenue $1,138,183
Foundation Income $93,993
Other Contributions $550
Other Income $1,537
Total Income $1,234,264
Expenses
Foundation Expenses $121,467
Other Program Expenses $1,058,080
Fundraising Expenses $37,390
General Administration $84,472
Other Expenses $(711)
Total Expenses $1,300,698
Change in Net Assets $(66,434)
Net Assets, Beginning of Year $218,503
Net Assets, End of Year $152,069
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EducationRAINBOWS, OUTDAY JUNIOR PAGEANT| 21
The Miss Mister Junior Phoenix Gay Pride
competition is a collaborative effort between
Phoenix Pride and onenten, our valley LGBTQ
youth organization. Throughout the summer
of 2012 onenten held preliminary competitions
where young people could vie for the title of
Miss Mister Junior Phoenix Gay Pride. All prelim
winners were paired with former Pride Royalty
mentors to assist them in preparing for the final
competition. The final competition was held
on the OUTdayPHX stage at Rainbows Festival in
October where we crowned our very first Junior
Pride Royalty, Miss Halle O’Day and Mister Justin
P. Case.
PhoenixPrideisnowtheproudownerandproducer
of the “Arizona’s Premier Street Fair”, the annual
Rainbows Festival. The annual Rainbows Festival
Street Fair is a celebration of the diversity of the
LGBTQ community. The event is located in historic
Heritage Square Park in downtown Phoenix. Each
year, the Rainbows Festival draws a crowd in
excess of 12,000 friends, families and allies. The
annual Rainbows Festival is a free event open to
the public. The Festival presented 150 exhibitors
with participation from government officials,
government services, private corporations and
non-profit service groups that continued to make
the general public aware of their support for a
prosperous LGBTQ community. Rainbows Festival
is the new home of OUTdayPHX, a Celebration
of National Coming OUT Day! This year we
added the OUTdayPHX Stage to Rainbows
Festival offering a creative outlet for community
members to express their Coming Out Stories.
We had dancers, poets, artists painting live and
vocalists throughout the weekend offering a real
community involved creative expressions venue.
OUTdayPHX is a program created to recognize,
promote and celebrate “National Coming OUT
Day,” an internationally-observed civil awareness
day for coming out and discussion about gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.
It is observed on October 11 every year by
members of the LGBTQ communities and their
supporters.
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The 2012 Miss and Mister Phoenix Gay Pride Pageant was
held at the Tempe Center for Performing Arts and is a
community event supported by local community bars
and numerous female and male illusionists.
As the recipient of the title of Miss or Mister Phoenix Gay
Pride, the winners will become the faces of Phoenix
Pride during the reign. It is the duty of the titleholders
to promote pride in our community, state and country;
portraying role model qualities with integrity, dignity and
respect at all times.
As part of the competition process each contestant is
required to hold fundraisers benefiting the programs
of the Phoenix Pride Community Foundation. These
professional performers are recognized for their
fundraising efforts throughout the entire year with
combined total of close to $100,000 for local Phoenix
charities. From October 2011 to February 2012, sixteen
contestants raised over $8000.00 for the Phoenix Pride
Scholarship Program.
Phoenix Pride would like to THANK our reigning King and
Queen, Jensen Dean and Grecia Montes D’Occa for
their outstanding work within the LBGTQ community and
their spectacular support and representation of Phoenix
Pride. We are forever grateful to you both for your
service to Phoenix Pride and to our community. We are
proud to call you part of our Phoenix Pride family and
wish you the very best of luck with your future endeavor.
You will be greatly missed.
Thank you to all the contestants who participated and
spent countless hours rehearsing and hundreds of dollars
on costumes: Kira Daniels, Grecia Montes D’Occa, TC
Taylor, Chantelle Douglas, Patricia Mason, Nikki Starr,
Kayla Krawford, Adrianna Galliano, Masquerade, Winnie
Goezinya, Baron Von Ausome, Jensen Dean, Lil’ Homeo,
Kahl Karnage, Juan Moretime and Crash Bandikok.
Without all of you, this pageant would not be what it is
today. We remember the sudden loss of one of our own,
Miss Charlie’s 2012, Chantelle Douglas. Your Whitney
Houston performance will forever live on in our hearts,
We Will Always Love You, RIP dear friend.
Additional thanks go out to our local Phoenix LGBTQ bars
and their owners, your support is greatly appreciated:
Apollos, Amsterdam, BS West, Charlie’s, Cash Inn
Country, Cruisen 7th, Karamba, Kobalt, The Rock,
Rainbow Cactus and Friends Again.
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This year’s 32nd annual 2-day Phoenix Pride Festival
continued to be a gathering created to educate
the public about the existence of a continuing civil
rights battle of the metropolitan Phoenix LGBTQ
community, as well as for the general public to create
the existence of its LGBTQ community. The Festival
had approximately 24,000 attendees and presented
286 sponsors/exhibitors and over 150 entertainment
performances of 5 stages. Headliners this year were
Chely Wright, Vanessa Carlton, Cazwell Amanda
Lapore, and the Village People. The festival brings
a variety of food vendors, Arts Expo, Kids Space,
a Commitment Ceremony and unique exhibitors.
Participation by government officials, government
services, private corporations and celebrities continued
to make the general public aware of their support for a
prosperous Phoenix LGBTQ community.
Festival program fees helped to fund almost $50,000
in Phoenix Pride Partnership Grants for local non-profit
organizations, as well as $35,000 in additional program
funding for the Phoenix Pride Community Grant Fund.
This year, the Grant Fund, administered by Arizona
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Chrysalis Phoenix, and the Greater Phoenix Gay and
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The Phoenix Pride Festival is designed to bring our
diverse LGBTQ and allied communities together for a
weekend of camaraderie and celebration of our past,
present and future while raising monies for Phoenix
Pride and its community programs. This event brings
exposure and marketing opportunities for business’
intent on creating relationships within the LGBT
community.
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Celebrating its 16th year, the Phoenix Pride Parade
is the kick-off event of the two-day Pride festival
designed to bring our diverse LGBTQ and allied
communities together for a weekend of camaraderie
and celebration of our past, present and future while
raising funds for Phoenix Pride and its community
programs.
The parade brings over 2000 individual participants
with decorated vehicles, colorful floats and hundreds
of walkers with community organizations. With over
10,000 spectators the Parade route sprawls the
distance of 3rd street from Thomas to Indian School
making a grand entrance into the festival at Steele
Indian School Park.
The theme of the 2012 Phoenix Pride Parade was
BORN THIS WAY. The celebrity grand marshals
featured in this year’s event were notable radio
personality Beth McDonald and country music super
star Chely Wright. Miss Afeelya Bunz and Jamie
Henderson-Mays represented our community as this
year’s community grand marshals. As this year’s youth
marshal, Phoenix Pride was proud to have included
Max Janssen, an inspirational figure to today’s LGBTQ
youth.
Special thanks to our sponsors, judges and amazing
hosts Katy June, Clayton McKee, Mia and Lezbein
McKenzie. Award winners for the annual parade
included Starbucks Coffee Company for the Verizon
Wireless Peoples Choice Award, Karamba Nightclub
for the Parade Spirit Award, Krazzy Latinos for Best
Float, Arizona Roller Derby for Best Vehicle Award, and
Grand Canyon Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for the
Best Walking Group Award.
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Phoenix Pride hosts the annual Phoenix Pride Awards
Gala every June just following the Phoenix Pride Festival
and Parade. This event focuses on recognizing and
awarding key individuals from metropolitan Phoenix
who have made a significant positive impact in the
LBGTQ community. This is a very special evening to
honor and celebrate the contribution of individuals,
organizations, businesses and political leadership from
the LGBTQ community of metro Phoenix. We honor
the past, celebrate the present and look into the
future. It’s an evening of entertainment, awards and
special presentations. At the Gala we recognize our
program beneficiaries by awarding scholarships and
announcing contributions to community partners. We
use this opportunity to raise funds for the Phoenix Pride
Scholarship Program by hosting various fundraising
activities throughout the night.
The evening features the presentation of the
Phoenix Pride Community Spirit Awards along with
the presentation of our Pride Parade winners, Pride
Scholarship winners, Pride Partnership recipients and
a special video presentation from the Pride Festival
and Parade. The night opened with a special encore
performance from Kenyata White who organized
the Born This Way flash mob, which became a viral
YouTube sensation, to mask the oppressive presence
of the protesters at the end of the 2012 Phoenix Pride
Parade route. Keynote speaker, Mayor Greg Stanton
gave an inspirational speech addressing his continued
support of the LGBTQ community. Entertainment
auctioneer, Leticia Fry worked her magic and helped
raise money for the Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program.
Heartfelt thanks must go out to all of our generous
donors, table hosts, sponsors, everyone who donated
to the silent and live auctions, our host Clayton
McKee, our award presenters and last but not least,
the volunteers who helped Phoenix Pride create an
amazing Gala!
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BJ Bud Spirit Award - 1n10
Kirk Baxter Spirit Award -
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Howard Patricia Fleischmann
Spirit Award -
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John Bircumshaw Spirit Award -
Stacey Jay Cavaliere
Linda Hoffman Spirit Award -
Heather Boardwell
Mayor Phil Gordon Spirit Award -
Nicole Stanton
Brandon Packer Spirit Award -
Freddie Prinze Charming
Tish Tanner Spirit Award -
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