Please join Capital City Pride in honoring Janice Langbehn, one of 13 recipients of the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal. Lacey resident Langbehn became to be known to the LGBT community and the nation because of a tragic wrong she faced, received this medal from President Obama for “transforming her own profound loss into a resounding call for compassion and equality.”

Download Event Flyer. For more information:  anna@capitalcitypride.net

Sunday Brunch – 12 Noon – 2 pm on Sunday, November 13^th

Ramblin’ Jack’s Restaurant – 520 4th Avenue East (Downtown Olympia)

Contact Anna Schlecht for more information.

Capital City Pride is preparing to move forward into the new year with a strong leadership team of veterans and new-comers with plenty of room for others who want to join in hosting Pride 2012.

This year, Pride will be celebrated with a three day festival kicking off Friday night, June 22nd, followed by two full days of festival entertainment on Saturday and Sunday, with the parade on Sunday.  Organizers promise another great year of Pride:

• Pride Parade
• Spectacular entertainers at the festival
• Booths
• Family activities
• Time with all your old friends & a chance to make new friends

Please get involved!  Pride committee meetings will be held the third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the lobby of the Olympian Hotel, located at 116 Legion Way East.  Agendas will be posted on this website.   We look forward to seeing at Pride 2012!

Matthew A, Shrader, Co-Chair
Anna Schlecht, Co-Chair & Business Manager

I was particularly proud of the level of diversity among those who attended and supported our 20th year celebration. To me, it is a very visual statement about the values around equality and the sense of community that Olympia and South Sound residents hold as important.

During 2011, Capital City Pride continued to build on its transformation into a year-round community group, by sponsoring a number of community gatherings, receptions honoring key community support organizations and served a pivotal role in bringing together the regional GLBT community at a number of different – and diverse – events. In a very real sense, Capital City Pride is one of very few, if not the only, local organization with a mission to bring together all parts of the GLBT and broader community.

There were two areas of dramatic expansion in 2011: the 2011 stage and entertainment show was absolutely the highest quality, the best produced and best attended show in the history of Capital City Pride. The incredible work-ethic and skill of Gregory Conn and his team of volunteers made this possible. Our marketing efforts took another leap forward with the addition of Justin Taylor who’s graphic design skills brought a high artistic quality to all of Pride’s promotional materials.

Pride took a big leap forward in 2011: from the increased demands of logistical and financial challenges, to the need for more volunteers and enhanced booth and parade coordination.

The 2011 team were:

Timothy Carbury, Administrative Assistant
Gregory Conn, Entertainment Coordinator & MC
Roger Cummings, Parade Coordinator
David Kindle, Outreach
Tony May, Volunteer Coordinator
Anna Schlecht, Business Manager
Tony Sermonti, Co-Chair
Matthew Shrader, Booth Coordinator
Justin Taylor, Secretary & Graphic Identity Manager
John Whisenant, Operations Assistant
Kim Widman, Co-Chair

Hopefully the organization will continue to reach out and attract new talent, particularly in logistics and in leveraging the capabilities of technology; continues to mature into a group that has solid, coherent leadership; and focuses on its year-to-year financial stability. Above all, I’m hopeful that both long-time folks as well as newcomers to the organization will embrace change, respect one another and continue to grow Capital City Pride in a responsible way, but not be averse to chances or challenges.

Tony Sermonti, 2011 Co-Chair