Anna Schlecht, co-founder of Capital City Pride, will share the history of how a small group of people brought Pride to Olympia, the first small town Pride outside the relative safety of a big city in the PNW. In spite of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969, most of small town America was still an unsafe place for LGBTQ people for years. In the 1970s and 1980s, many folks travelled to big cities like Seattle or San Francisco for Pride. In 1991, a small group of community-based Olympia & Lacey activists joined some Evergreen students to change that. They realized Pride meant nothing if it couldn’t be held in the small towns we call home. Together, they organized the first march and rally, launching the first small town Pride in the PNW, still thriving today.
Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Anna Schlecht, co-founder of Capital City Pride, will share the history of how a small group of people brought Pride to Olympia, the first small town Pride outside the relative safety of a big city in the PNW. In spite of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969, most of small town America was still an unsafe place for LGBTQ people for years. In the 1970s and 1980s, many folks travelled to big cities like Seattle or San Francisco for Pride. In 1991, a small group of community-based Olympia & Lacey activists joined some Evergreen students to change that. They realized Pride meant nothing if it couldn’t be held in the small towns we call home. Together, they organized the first march and rally, launching the first small town Pride in the PNW, still thriving today.
Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
