glendaleOUT is a grassroots organization dedicated to LGBT+ advocacy in Glendale, California.[1]
| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Advocacy organization |
| Focus | |
| Headquarters | Glendale, California |
| Location | |
Region served | Glendale, California |
| Methods | |
| Website | www |
History
editglendaleOUT formed out of a 2019 multi-venue Pride Month event for art created by Glendale Unified School District students.[2] One of the organization's founders, local artist Grey James, later remarked, "Silver Lake, West Hollywood… why do I have to export my gay? Why can’t I be gay where I live? So, I set about doing that." An inaugural LGBT Pride event was planned to be held in Glendale's Central Park in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in its cancellation.[3]
In March 2022, glendaleOUT, alongside GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society, Pink Armenia, Right Side NGO and YWCA Glendale and Pasadena, cohosted a panel discussion entitled "Improving Allyship For Armenian LGBTQIA+ Communities".[4]
Following COVID-19-related issues in 2020 and 2021, the annual Glendale Pride in the Park, held at Adams Square Mini Park, came to fruition in June 2022.[5][6] The event is a family-friendly picnic.[7]
In December 2022, glendaleOUT hosted a candlelight vigil outside Glendale City hall to mourn and remember LGBTQ+ deaths. The vigil raised funds for the Transgender Law Center and Pink Armenia.[8]
Following an anti-LGBT+ protest at the June 6, 2023 Glendale Unified School District Board of Education meeting, glendaleOUT took on a more active role in addressing hate in local schools, noting that the protest and uptick in hateful rhetoric resulted fewer students participating in gender-sexuality alliance events.[9]
In October 2023, glendaleOUT joined the Museum of Neon Art's "Light in the Dark: Queen Narratives in Neon" exhibition,[10] with member Paul Manchester participating in a panel discussion about LGBTQ+ connections to neon art and the Glendale, California community. Other panelists included museum trustee Eric Lynxwiler, filmmaker Rachel Mason, sex educator Buck Angel, neon artist Dani Bonnet, and activist Shant Jaltorossian of GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society.[11]
Programs and services
editCrown Jewel Awards
editglendaleOUT acknowledges allies with the Crown Jewel Award, its name referring to Glendale, California's nickname, "Jewel City".
Honorees include:
- Anthony Portantino (2023), "for being the only elected official who showed up to our events throughout the year[.]"[12]
- GUSD Parents for Public Schools (2024), for "amass[ing] a thorough network of public education facts and resources systemically debunking the false hysteria from local Christian Nationalists."[13]
PROJECT:PRO+ECT
editPROJECT:PRO+ECT is a joint community project which provides support to queer and questioning Glendale Unified School District students.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "glendaleOUT". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Andrew J. Campa (May 14, 2019). "Several Glendale schools, students participate in Pride art showcase". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Vic Gerami (February 19, 2020). "INTRODUCING GLENDALE PRIDE, GLENDALE'S FIRST EVER PRIDE CELEBRATION". The Blunt Post. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Improving Allyship For Armenian LGBTQIA+ Communities". YouTube. April 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pride Month". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Jacqueline Hernandez. "Spotlight on glendaleOUT". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Southern California's LGBTQ+ 2024 Pride events". Los Angeles Blade. May 31, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "GlendaleOUT Mourns Victims, Bolsters LGBTQ+ Representation". Glendale News-Press. January 4, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Lil Kalish (March 26, 2024). "The Anti-Trans Movement Is Coming For A Deep-Blue State". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "MONA Presents Light in the Dark: Queer Narratives in Neon". Signs of the Times Magazine. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Thank you for helping us make history today as the last program of the Circa: Queer Histories festival organized by @oneinstitutela". October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "glendaleOUT Honors Senator Anthony Portantino with Crown Jewel Award". July 2, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Crown Jewel". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "glendaleOUT". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
External links
edit- glendaleOUT official website