Buffalo gay pride

Our Mission

The mission of the Pride Center of Western New York is to work with the group to make Western Recent York a safe, fit, and satisfying place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender nonconforming, and queer people to live, work, and set up their families.

Our Vision

The Self-acceptance Center envisions an LGBTQ community in which individuals feel safe, secure, and affirmed where they exist, work, worship, and engage. The Pride Center will be an integrated part of the social fabric of Western New York, nurtured by those we have served.

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Our Values

We pride ourselves in:

Sustaining a welcoming group characterized by dignity, inclusivity, and compassion.
Advocating for equality and justice for our community.
Leveraging our rich history to drive continuous growth and strategic adaptation to meet the changing needs of the community.
Facilitating empowerment, enrichment, and self-expression in our community.
Committing to the advancement of the WNY region as a place where LGBTQ people can thrive.

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The Self-acceptance Cen

Pride Week: April

Pride March and Mixer
– p.m. (timing details below)

March to celebrate your identity, support your peers, and honor the history of LGBTQ+ activists who paved the way for the group today. Beginning in Knox Quad at the Progress Pride Paths, this march will be immediately followed by the Event Carnival, which includes a live DJ and performances from some of WNY's best local talent. Complete with refreshments, vendors, tabling, and activities!

(In case of rain, all events will occur in Scholar Union)

- p.m.&#;- Meet up/Organize Marchers (Knox Quad / Progress Pride Paths)

Students/Orgs/Club/Community Partners check-in

Additional Pride swag available (Poster board/stickers/etc.)

- p.m. - Lineup (Knox Quad / Progress Pride Paths)

Organizers will:&#;

line up groups
explain the march route

p.m.&#;- Pride March (Progress Self-acceptance Paths, to Greiner Hall, to Scholar Union Lobby

Group photo taken in front of Greiner Hall.

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LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

April events

To celebrate Self-acceptance, there are a number of events scheduled on campus for April

April Film Night

pm, Upton

Join us to kick off Pride Week with a clip screening in Upton Hall! Free food!

April Bengal Ally Mixer

pm, Trainee Union Assembly Hall and Fireside Lounge

Returning for another semester, participate us in the Fireside Lounge and Assembly Hall to commemorate LGBTQ+ students and allies! Free food! Free stuff!

April Living Out Loud: LGBTQ+ Panel

pm, Student Union Assembly Hall

Join us for an evening of courageous conversations regarding LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing.

April Gayme Night

pm, Bacon A

Hosted by Queer Students United

April Beyond Boundaries Film: Every Body ()

7pm, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Tower Auditorium

Every Body tells the stories of three intersex individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods. Director: Julie Cohen.

April Drag Reveal &am

PRIDE at Terminal B

A portion of proceeds from Celebration at Terminal B will support two incredible organizations including the essential healthcare programs and services that Evergreen Health provides to Western New York's LGBTQIA2S+ community as well as other community-based initiatives as well as the critically needed LGBTQIA2S+ services provided by Niagara Pride, which include educational funding opportunities for schools, youth, and adults as well as free community-based affirming supportive services in the most rural and underserved communities of WNY.

Looking for additional ways to celebrate?

Click here for a full listing of Buffalo Pride events.

Click here to register for the WNY Pride 5k.

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