Notes From the Board - November 2009
The New Haven Pride Center has some great events planned for the Fall, and for the holiday season.

PFLAG Helps Parents Cope with Fears
PFLAG helps parents, friends cope with some of the fears they may have about LGBT life.

Dysphoric Cyborgs Face Their Fears
On October 15th, Dysphoric Cyborgs, a transgender duo featuring activists and artists elliott harvey and Adelaide Windsome, will be performing at the United Church on the Green, in downtown New Haven, CT. The show is sponsored by the New Haven Pride Center. We reached out to elliott and Adelaide, and asked them to shed some light on this month’s newsletter theme of “Facing Your Fears”.

Videos for GLBT History Month
A new video, featuring a different GLBT Icon, will be highlighted daily through October.

LGBTQ Community Centers Share Struggles, Strengths

Bereavement group forming at the Center
A new group is forming at the New Haven Pride Center to support those who have lost a partner or family member in the GLBT community.

Love Makes a Family to Close Doors in November: The decision, the legacy, and the road ahead for the LGBT community in Connecticut
Love Makes a Family details struggle, victory, and plans to wind down

Prism Casts Light on Struggle of Gays and Lesbians of Color
Because many thought this organization to be void, Prism fluttered to non-existence. This year, 2009, Prism will be back and better than ever.

Open Letters to My Parents
Until today, I admit that I have made it my business – my life’s duty – to keep score of the brutal game that we play.

Donate through the United Way
Each year the Center receives much needed funds from people who fill in the Center as where they want their payroll deduction for United Way to be sent.

Can You Tell Me Where The Bathroom Is? - Back to School as a Trans Youth
Going back to school as a transgender youth poses a lot of challenges. Every time I ask a transgender youth what they struggle with the most, most of the time I hear the same answer: “the bathroom.”

True Colors Eases Back to School Experience
For some young people, coming out is no big deal. For others, the closet is the difference between getting by or getting a beat down. Interestingly, both experiences can happen in the same town or school district.

GLSEN Connecticut Tackles LGBT Issues in Schools
The all-volunteer Connecticut chapter of GLSEN has been working to end bullying and harassment against LGBT students in K-12 schools since 1994.

Welcome to our new online home!
Five months after moving into our new home, The New Haven Pride Center board is thrilled to debut our new online home!

6th Annual Dorothy Awards Celebrate Community
Pride was the order of the night on Saturday, February 28th as the newly-christened New Haven Pride Center celebrated its Annual Dorothy Awards.