Project Q&A

Today we celebrate Juneteenth with a quote from a 2019 interview from the Making Gay History podcast with Barbara Smith, a Black le***an activist who has been a warrior against racial, s*xual, heteros*xual, and class oppression.

Juneteenth is celebrated during Pride month, and later we'll celebrate the Stonewall Riots on June 28. Today, this month, and every day, we celebrate and honor marginalized communities while recognizing that both racism and q***rphobia are still rampant in the US. No one is free until all are free.

To check out the podcast, head to https://makinggayhistory.org/podcast/barbara-smith/

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Let's Go Bowling Together next Saturday, June 20, at 6:30 pm at Westside Bowling Lanes in Coffeyville! It's just $3 to rent shoes and $4 per game to bowl, but cheering on your bowling buddies is free!

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Happy birthday, Gilbert Baker!

Gilbert is perhaps best known for creating the first pride flag in 1978, originally using 8 colors, including hot pink and teal, each color representing part of LGBTQ culture. But did you know he was also a Kansas native? Yep, he was born in Chanute and grew up in Parsons!

Want to know more about him? Read his memoir, Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color.

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🩷💛🩵It's Pans*xual & Panromantic Awareness Day! 🩵💛🩷

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🌈Happy Harvey Milk Day!

Harvey Milk was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. (harveymilk.com)

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There's still two weeks left to sneak in your Give & Garden plant orders! You have til May 31 to purchase plants for your garden and contribute to the 10th Annual Southeast Kansas Pride festival at the same time!

https://store.giveandgarden.com/pages/fundraiser/southeast-kansas-pride-fund-project-q-a-spring-2026-fundraiser

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May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, & Biphobia ( ). Both in the US and abroad, today is a global moment of solidarity and resistance for LGBTQIA+ communities.

True democracy must be built on inclusion, and thus we lift up and celebrate LGBTQIA+ people. This community has always been at the heart of movements for justice and freedom – organizing, resisting, and caring for one another.

You may be in a place where you don't feel safe expressing who you are. Know that there are people out there standing in solidarity with you, today and every day.

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We're delighted to announce we have a date for the TENTH ANNUAL Southeast Kansas Pride Festival! That's right--we've been celebrating the rural LGBTQIA+ community in Southeast Kansas for 10 years!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 12, and drop a comment with what activities you'd love to see this year or what you're most looking forward to.

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Just a reminder that our Give & Garden fundraiser is still running! From now through May 31, purchase plants for your garden and contribute to the 10th Annual Southeast Kansas Pride festival at the same time!

Visit https://store.giveandgarden.com/pages/fundraiser/southeast-kansas-pride-fund-project-q-a-spring-2026-fundraiser

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Want to beautify your garden and support Project Q&A at the same time? There's still time to order bulbs and plants from our Give & Garden fundraiser! Half of the proceeds go to PQA, and you get beautiful plants delivered to your door--what a deal!

Order by May 31, and help us reach our $500 goal, which goes to this year's 10th annual Southeast Kansas Pride festival!

https://store.giveandgarden.com/pages/fundraiser/southeast-kansas-pride-fund-project-q-a-spring-2026-fundraiser