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In summer of 2017, when a few friends were sitting around wondering why Gettysburg didn't have a Gay Pride Event yet, they decided to organize a bar crawl...in less than two weeks of course. They thought maybe a dozen people would show up. On June 22, 2017, over 80 people filled the bar at Gettysburg Hotel's One Lincoln. Pride flags, glow in the dark necklaces, and LOTS of smiles with friends old and new filled each bar as we walked around historic Lincoln Square with PRIDE. Bars welcomed us and some staff members even wore Pride shirts just for us that night. It was wonderful to see so many of our LGBT+ and straight allies come together for what is now known as the annual Gettysburg Pride.
In 2018, even more people showed up and we had a full weekend of events of all kinds including: bar crawl, education/outreach and free rapid HIV testing and counseling, shopping discounts, NYC style piano bar cabaret and more. Many businesses in town sponsored Gettysburg Pride and covered downtown in pride flags.
In 2019, not only did we do all of the above, but we also added the first ever PRIDE MARCH on Lincoln Square. It was incredible and we stopped counting at 400. That is not bad at all for a small town with a population of less than 8000 residents and for only the 3rd year of Pride. Oh, did we mention that HBO came and filmed here the following month for their new docu-series titled "We're Here!" starring Shangela, Eureka, and Bob the Drag Queen? It was epic to have them in our town where they not only filmed on Lincoln Square, and many other location in downtown, but they also performed a fantastic drag show in a barn for us!
Here we go 2020!
Join us for more fun and pride in our open and accepting community!
Check the schedule here.
Be sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and post photos of Pride! #gettysburgpride
Be safe and have a great time! Welcome to the family!
-Gettysburg Pride Committee
CLICK HERE FOR A COOL VIDEO OF GETTYSBURG PRIDE!
In summer of 2017, when a few friends were sitting around wondering why Gettysburg didn't have a Gay Pride Event yet, they decided to organize a bar crawl...in less than two weeks of course. They thought maybe a dozen people would show up. On June 22, 2017, over 80 people filled the bar at Gettysburg Hotel's One Lincoln. Pride flags, glow in the dark necklaces, and LOTS of smiles with friends old and new filled each bar as we walked around historic Lincoln Square with PRIDE. Bars welcomed us and some staff members even wore Pride shirts just for us that night. It was wonderful to see so many of our LGBT+ and straight allies come together for what is now known as the annual Gettysburg Pride.
In 2018, even more people showed up and we had a full weekend of events of all kinds including: bar crawl, education/outreach and free rapid HIV testing and counseling, shopping discounts, NYC style piano bar cabaret and more. Many businesses in town sponsored Gettysburg Pride and covered downtown in pride flags.
In 2019, not only did we do all of the above, but we also added the first ever PRIDE MARCH on Lincoln Square. It was incredible and we stopped counting at 400. That is not bad at all for a small town with a population of less than 8000 residents and for only the 3rd year of Pride. Oh, did we mention that HBO came and filmed here the following month for their new docu-series titled "We're Here!" starring Shangela, Eureka, and Bob the Drag Queen? It was epic to have them in our town where they not only filmed on Lincoln Square, and many other location in downtown, but they also performed a fantastic drag show in a barn for us!
Here we go 2020!
Join us for more fun and pride in our open and accepting community!
Check the schedule here.
Be sure to find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and post photos of Pride! #gettysburgpride
Be safe and have a great time! Welcome to the family!
-Gettysburg Pride Committee
CLICK HERE FOR A COOL VIDEO OF GETTYSBURG PRIDE!
