Tucker Pride, Inc. (aka Tucker Pride) hosted a wine tasting & social mixer event at Wine & Whimseys in downtown Tucker, GA this past Sunday, November 3rd, 2024. Around 50 LGBTQIA+ community members and allies were in attendance.
David Perez’s (President of the board of directors) introductory remarks on Tucker Pride’s accomplishments since becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in August of 2023, included:
- Tucker Pride’s public “coming out” at Tucker Day in May 2024, counting 150 visitors to their booth;
- Helping organize a comedy show for June’s Pride month celebration, featuring an all LGBTQIA+ (& allies) comedian line-up, hosted at High Card & BlueTarp Brewing in downtown Tucker, GA, and boasting an attendance of 100;
- Identity formation and branding with the TuckerPride.org website, branded email addresses, email newsletter capability
- TuckerPride.org branded “TKR” vehicle magnets to help raise visibility in the community, while also being easily removable for safety reasons.
David later introduced Tucker Pride’s newest board member, Gerald Bostock, who was the plaintiff in the case Bostock v. Clayton County in which the United States Supreme Court upheld that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination due to sexuality or gender identity.
Gerald introduced the evening’s guest speaker, attending in recognition of Transgender Awareness Week (November 13th-19th), Gabrielle Claiborne, an out and active trans woman, author, and entrepreneur, who spoke to the group about some of her experiences as a transgender woman..
Gabrielle’s business partner, ordained minister, and author, Linda Herzer, followed by speaking to the group on the importance of introducing yourself with your pronouns to encourage others to do the same and to show support of differences in gender expression and identity.
The evening ended on another high note with the announcement of winning raffle tickets, with prizes donated by Wine & Whimseys and The Local 7.
The next Tucker Pride social mixer and fundraising event is scheduled for Sunday, December 8th, 2024 3 PM – 6PM at The Local 7 in downtown Tucker.
Tucker Pride is a 501(c)(3) organization out “To build an inclusive Tucker, where everyone feels welcomed, and we can give back to the community.”
Tucker Pride’s mission is to “create a sense of community in Tucker, working together with our LGBTQIA+ families, friends, allies, local businesses and organizations to celebrate our diversity, foster inclusivity, build mutual respect and strong, lasting, beneficial relationships.”
The board of directors are David Perez (President, Treasurer), Kevin Jones (Secretary), and Gerald Bostock (Member at Large). Please visit tuckerpride.org/about for contact information.
Visit Tucker Pride on the web at tuckerpride.org. Follow them on Facebook facebook.com/tuckerpride, and on Instagram @Tuckergapride.
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