Union County Pride

Pride Month is a celebration 🏳️‍🌈🎉🏳️‍⚧️...but REAL impact lasts ALL year.
As we enjoy this month, we’re also actively preparing for our events this fall and our work throughout the year to promote inclusion, belonging, and community in Union County.
Sponsors make this work possible! If your business believes in inclusion, visibility, and local community impact, now is the time to partner with us for Year 5. ✨
Let’s build something lasting together. 🤝💖
Learn more and join us at UnionCountyPride.org

We are ready for a FULL Pride month full of programs! LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 - 24 are invited to join us for Lav Grad, our Juneteenth Rodeo, and the return of poetry, Space Aces, & DND, among other amazing events! We hope to celebrate with you soon. 🏳️‍⚧️🤎🏳️‍🌈

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🤩 Help us make our 5th year fabulous by becoming a vendor, sponsor, and/or volunteer!
👏 Our conference was a powerful kickoff to our 2026 events and we are excited for what's to come.
📆 Mark your calendars for our PRIDE FESTIVAL and Adult After Party on 9/19, Legal & Financial Clinic on 10/3, and Candidate Meetup on 10/11.
🗳️ Be sure to review our voter education resources so you are ready to cast your VOTE in Nov!
🙏 Please share the opportunities to VENDOR, SPONSOR, VOLUNTEER with your networks and help us make our 5th year the best one yet!
🌐 Learn more at UnionCountyPride.org

We're excited for the next 2 days! At our annual conference, we'll hear from a variety of advocates from local and regional organizations on an assortment of crucial topics. May 28 (Waxhaw or Zoom) & 29 (Zoom). 12 hrs CLE available for NC attorneys. Make meaningful connections and improve your wellness toolbox to strengthen your advocacy. ✊💪💕

Looking forward to enriching discussion and community building the next two days at the 2026 Union County Pride Conference - Power in Our Intersection: Nurturing Advocate Wellness 🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍⚧️

Union County Pride conference centers survival, support and LGBTQ+ advocacy - QnotesCarolinas.com Union County Pride conference returns May 28-29 with sessions on LGBTQ+ advocacy, digital privacy, burnout and community resilience.

NC Attorneys can earn up to 12 CLE hours while engaging in meaningful, intersectional advocacy work at our 2026 Power in Our Intersection: Nurturing Advocate Wellness Conference:
• 1 hr Ethics
• 1 hr Technology Training
• 1 hr Professional Well-Being
• 9 hrs Substantive Law
CLE sponsored by the Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association
📅 May 28 (in person + virtual)
📅 May 29 (virtual only)
🎟️ Registration is FREE!
Strengthen your practice. Expand your perspective. Support inclusive community leadership.
Register today: unioncountypride.org/conference

📢 Our 2026 conference is coming soon and we are excited to explore these important topics together! Sessions will center LGBTQ+ and disability experiences while honoring how identities overlap and inform one another. With speakers from local and statewide organizations, shared meals, and thoughtful dialogue, this is a space for community growth and wellness.
📅 May 28–29, 9am-5pm each day
📍 Atrium Health Waxhaw (in person or virtual 28th, virtual only 29th)
🗣️ Expert speakers from advocacy-focused orgs
🤝 Community connection and learning opportunities galore!
🍽️ Sponsored lunch for in-person attendees
🔗 Register FREE: https://unioncountypride.org/conference
Whether you’re an advocate, community partner, service provider, supporter, or interested in learning more about how to be a better advocate while protecting your spirit - you’re invited to be part of this space for learning, collaboration, and growth.
💖👏 Thanks so much to our sponsors who make it all possible! ViiV Healthcare, Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association (NC CLE approval pending), Robinson Law, REV UP NC, and our food provider, International Truck of Tacos 🌮
🔗 Register FREE: https://unioncountypride.org/conference

📣 Union County Pride is turning up the heat in 2026 to celebrate our 5th year, and we’ve got something for everyone! 🔥
🎤 Community Conference
🏳️‍🌈 Indoor Pride Festival 🏳️‍⚧️
💃 After Party 🪩
⚖️ Legal & Financial Clinic
🗳️ Candidate Meetup 🇺🇸

From family-friendly daytime fun to high-energy nightlife, from education to advocacy, we’re building Pride all year long. 🌈
Mark your calendars. 📅
Make your plans.🙌
Tell your friends. 🗣️

This is more than a day or even a month. It’s a movement and we'll keep it going - together. 🔥💖✊

Learn more at UnionCountyPride.org

The named plaintiff in this case is MY age (around 50) and an attorney in NC.

That is how long this case has been in the courts.

Susan Book shown in the video will also be a speaker at the Union County Pride Annual Conference (Www.unioncountypride.org) in May.

https://www.wral.com/news/education/parents-educators-as-for-leandro-ruling-two-years-later-february-2026/

Parents, educators ask for NC Supreme Court ruling over multi-billion Leandro lawsuit plan It's been two years since the court last heard arguments in the Leandro case. Parents, educators and education advocates are frustrated about the wait for a Supreme Court decision.

🥰 THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our silent auction, whether you bid, donated, shared, or simply cheered us on! Together, we raised over $1,800 🎉 to strengthen our mission of education, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families in our community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
**If you won any items, you should receive information from BetterWorld. We'll be in touch soon to arrange getting the items to you! ✨💖