Date Auction 2010!
Calling all you single ladies and gentlemen!
The 2010 Date Auction is coming up fast! We have started our search for awesome folks that are able to lend us a date. The buyer receives a gift certificate and a date with you.
Anyone interested in being auctioned off or if you have a buisness willing to donate, email us today!
As always, all bids and donations are tax deductible.
**MEETING CHANGE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER**
The meeting tomorrow, Feb 7th @ 2pm has been MOVED to 2020 Monument Ave due to the winter weather. Please call 804-467-8633 if you have any problems finding the new location. All are welcome to attend the VA Pride Board Meetings.
And the Winner is . . .
This year’s Ms. Gay Pride VA is Ashley Mitchell !! Also, this years second runner up is Jaclyn Beasley!
Thank you to all our contestants and we look forward to Ashley’s reign!
A special Thank You to all that came out tonight to support them and the GPV Scholarship Fund.
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The Current Royal Court
Mr. Gay Pride Virginia : Lance Johnson
Photo credit - Eric Russell
Miss Capital City Gay Pride : Deija Diamond
Photo credit - Eric Russell
Richmond King of Kings : Xavier Drake
Ms. Gay Pride Virginia :Ashley Mitchell
Ashley Mitchell is Richmond’s 2nd Ms. Gay Pride Virginia winner. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA to pursue her degree in Social Work. She then moved to Richmond in 2008 and became rapidly active in the LGBTQ community interning at ROSMY (a non-profit for GLBTQ youth ages 14-20), and soon after became a full time staff member. Ashley is the Youth Programs Coordinator and Volunteer Manager and works diligently to make sure all youth who are dealing with their sexual orientation or gender identity are aware that they are successful members of the community. She is trained in various sub-categories of the LGBTQ community and encourages everyone to make a change here in Richmond. Ashley is proud to be a part of the change Gay Pride Virginia has instilled across the state. Her hobbies include, but are not limited to: her family, her dog, her friends, the dog park, the beach, train rides, J-CREW, her blackberry, sushi and pad thai, educating, mentoring, and advocating for all GLBTQ folks, her lady, a good movie, and a warm bed.
The Ms. Gay Pride Virginia crown is up for grabs!
The current Ms. Gay Pride Va, Audrey Allen, hosts the 2010 Ms. Gay Pride Virginia contest.
Everyone should come out to support this years contestants and the GPV Scholarship Fund.
Thursday, January 21st, 8pm @ Babe’s of Carytown!
Contestants are still able to sign up to win part of the $400 cash prizes by contacting audge_allen@yahoo.com
There is no contestant entry fee and the categories include: gym wear, club wear, talent and formal wear (w/ Q&A).
Cover at the door is $5.
January Meeting date change
Due to the holidays, the January board meeting has been changed to Jan 10th @ 2pm. As always we will meet in the GCCR Classroom.
Thank you!
Richmond Transgender Day of Remembrance, 2009 - Nov 20
Gay Pride Virginia is a proud Sponsor of the Richmond Transgender Day of Remembrance, 2009 – taking place on Nov. 20th at the Richmond Friends Meeting House (4500 Kensington Ave., Richmond VA 23221) at 7pm.
Annually on Nov. 20, the Transgender Day or Remembrance honors the memory of those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence. When this effort was first undertaken in 1999, the rate of such deaths was roughly one per month. In recent years, that statistic has nearly doubled, to 20+ per year. The date is significant as the anniversary of the death of Rita Hester, a transgender woman whose life was cut short just weeks following the gay bashing death of Matthew Shepard. Whereas the Shepard case generated national press coverage and an unprecedented outcry against such violence, Ms. Hester was relegated to relative obscurity. To date, her murder remains an unsolved crime.
The Day or Remembrance is an international observance, with events planned in hundreds of cities across five continents. This year’s presentation in Richmond includes speakers who will address issues of violence facing the transgender community and readings by select individuals providing the name and a brief biography of one of the transgender persons murdered since last November 20. It is a time to come together, honor those lost individuals, and address this important issue within our community. Please join us on November 20 at the Richmond Friends Meeting House (4500 Kensington Ave., Richmond VA 23221) at 7pm.
Richmond King of Kings Pageant - 11/19 at Babes
The Richmond King of Kings Pageant is back!
Think you’ve got what it takes to win the title and $300 Grand Prize??
Gay Pride Virginia’s Richmond King of Kings Pageant will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm at Babes of Carytown, at 3166 West Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia.
Prize: Winner: $300.00 Runner Up: $100.00
Completed applications can be returned to Babes of Carytown, Malachi Love or any Gay Pride Virginia board member before close of business on November 8, 2009.
For more information, contact Malachi Love at malachi.love@yahoo.com.
Don’t miss this exciting event, full of surprises and special performances! Funds will benefit Gay Pride VA’s Scholarship Fund. *Students: Don’t forget to apply on our Scholarship page. We are accepting scholarship applications until midnight, 11/27
RICHMOND KING OF KINGS APPLICATION
Sunday, Nov 1st - GPV Meeting
The next GPV Board meeting will be held at the Gay Community Center of Richmond on Sunday Nov. 1st at 2pm.