Category: Pride
Jakes on 4th Is Pride Party Central
By ALEC CLAYTON Jakes on 4th is, as it has been, “Pride Party Central” in Olympia. “Jakes has been in business since August 2004, and we’ve been a Pride...
The Pride Movement in the United States
By OLY ARTS STAFF History shows that in every society and culture, human beings have refused to fit into a narrow sex-and-gender box, yet for decades the United States...
Emma González Honored by Capital City Pride
By Yvonne Joyce for OLY ARTS “My name is Emma González. I’m 18 years old, Cuban and bisexual.” In the February 2018 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, a young...
Capital City Pride Hosts Annual Olympia Parade and Festival 2018 Theme: “Live. Love. Be.”
By OLY ARTS STAFF Capital City Pride hosts the largest small-town pride festival in the Pacific Northwest. Pride brings together the gay, lesbian, bisexual,...
2017: Capital City Pride Event Schedule
by OLY ARTS staff PRIDE POWER-UP Thursday, June 15 9 p.m. Dance Party – Jake’s on 4th, 311 Fourth Ave. PRIDE KICK-OFF Friday, June 16 Street party in...
2017: Pride Proclamations — Pride for Everyone
by OLY ARTS staff Capital City Pride is the culmination of the month-long celebration of LGBTQ life in Washington state. Last year, Governor Jay Inslee honored that...
Honoring Anna Schlecht
Capital City Pride 2017 will be the first such celebration in decades without local activist Anna Schlecht at the forefront. In honor of her work over the years,...
2017: Pride Overview
by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS “Resist hate. Celebrate love.” That’s the theme of the 27th-annual Capital City Pride, and it reflects the two sides of the event’s...
2017: Celebrating Love, Resisting Hate: Interviews with Pride Leaders
by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Capital City Pride celebrates 26 years in 2017, and with this year’s celebration the torch of leadership has passed. Anna Schlecht has...
2017: Pride Recognitions
by OLY ARTS staff Each year, Capital City Pride recognizes local members of the community. Attendees at open Pride meetings throughout the year can nominate people for...
