Embrace Monroe

🍝💋 SPAGHETTI. SEQUINS. BINGO. 💋🍝

Your favorite queens are calling the numbers and serving looks at Embrace Monroe's Drag Bingo! A night of campy chaos, fabulous comedy, and community love!

👑 Drag perfection
🎱 Bingo games, raffles, & prizes
🍝 Spaghetti dinner included
🥂 Cash bar fun
🌈 All supporting LGBTQ+ community programs

Grab your friends, bring your loudest cheer, and prepare to yell BINGO! in style.

⚠️ Ages 18+ (ID required upon entry)
📅 Aug 15 | 5:30–10 PM
🎟️ Tickets start at just $30! (www.givebutter.com/DragBingo26 or find the link in our bio!)

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🤝 Be part of a team that makes a difference!!

We’re looking for passionate volunteers to help run our monthly meetups and create welcoming spaces for our community. If you care about connection, inclusivity, and showing up for others, we’d love to hear from you.

📋 Apply through the link in our bio (or visit www.linktr.ee/EmbraceMonroe). We’ll review responses and follow up with next steps!

🌈 Come help us build something meaningful, together.

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Today we're highlighting Stormé DeLarverie: performer, protector, Stonewall veteran, and trailblazer. From challenging gender norms on stage to standing up against injustice in her community, Stormé spent her life creating space for others to live authentically.

As we celebrate Pride, we also honor the people whose courage helped build the LGBTQ+ community we know today. 🌈

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🌈 TONIGHT AT 10 PM ON REWIND 94.3! 🎙️

Join DJs JohnBoy, President of Embrace Monroe, and King Cake for Embrace the Alternative! Bringing you LGBTQ+ airwaves and all your favorite throwback hits! 🎶🎧

Whether you're reliving your favorite era, discovering new old favorites, or just looking for an affirming space on the airwaves, tune in and spend the evening with us.

Listen live:
📻 94.3 FM
💻 MonroeCommunityMedia.org/listen-live
📱 TuneIn App: Rewind 94.3

🕙 Tonight at 10 PM
🏳️‍🌈 Embrace the Alternative

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Looking for a community that actually feels like community? 🌈💬

Join our Discord - a cozy hub for LGBTQ+ folks and allies to connect, share resources, and get updates on events without the doom-scrolling.

Come hang out, make friends, find support, and stay plugged in with what's happenning.
Your people are waiting. 🏳️‍🌈
Link in bio to join!

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📣 June's Coffee or Cocktails Update 🌈

Since we'll be busy celebrating at our booth at Monroe County Pride, we will not be holding our June Coffee or Cocktails meetup.

Be sure to stop by our booth instead to say hello, learn more about Embrace Monroe, and celebrate with us! 🏳️‍🌈

We can't wait to see everyone there! Happy Pride Month! ✨

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Need a space to breathe, vent, heal, or just exist around people who get it? 🌈

Our LGBTQ+ Supprt Group meets next on **July 13th** from 6-9PM, and you're invited. No pressure, no judgement - just community, conversation, and support.

Come as you are. Stay as long as you need. You're not alone. 🫶

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🍝✨ CALLING ALL CREATORS! ✨🍝

Good news! We've extended the deadline for our Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser T-Shirt Design Contest to July 15th! 🎉

Embrace Monroe is looking for local artists and designers to help bring Betty Spaghetti to life for our first annual Drag Queen Bingo fundraiser! 🌈🎱

🎨 Theme: Diner Waitress Realness!

Your design should include:
🍝 Betty Spaghetti, a drag queen inspired by classic diner waitresses
🍽️ A big plate of spaghetti
🎱 Two strategically placed meatballs or bingo balls on top of the spaghetti (playful but tasteful!)

Winner's Pack:
🎟️ Two free tickets to the event
👕 Two free shirts featuring the winning design
🌟 Special recognition at the event

Whether you're an experienced artist or just love getting creative, we'd love to see your ideas!

📧 Submit high-resolution files to: [email protected]
📅 New Deadline: July 15, 2026

Help us create something fabulous while supporting LGBTQ+ community programming in Monroe County! 💖

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There’s no place like home, and our community deserves one. 🏳️‍🌈

We’re working toward opening a future LGBTQ+ community center right here in Monroe County, but we can’t do it without you.

Support the vision by texting "COMCENTER" to 53-555. Every donation helps us build a space where our community can feel safe, supported, and fully at home. ✨

Thank you for believing in this dream with us. 🏠

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