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LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2024

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LGBTQ+ Pride Month
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month Programming on PBS Western Reserve

LGBTQ+ Pride month is observed each June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Today, celebrations include parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and Pride events attract millions of participants worldwide. Pride month commemorates the ongoing pursuit of equal justice for the LGBTQ+ community and recognizes the impact that members of the LGBTQ+ community have had on history locally, nationally and internationally.

This June, we proudly celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month with special programming that will air on our PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1) and Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2) channels. 

View the list of LGBTQ+ Events and Resources 2024
American Masters, Ballerina Boys

American Masters, Ballerina Boys

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Monday, June 3, at 8 PM

Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has performed ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step, they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form.

Stream here.

 

For the Love of Friends

For the Love of Friends

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Friday, June 7, at 9:30 PM

In 1986, to awaken America to the AIDS crisis and to honor the friends he lost, actor/playwright Brent Nicholson Earle runs the perimeter of the United States. In The American Run for the End of AIDS, he runs a marathon a day for 20 months, with his mother and a Winnebago driving behind him. In 2020, he stars in a play about his life. Though the run finishes, Earle’s fight never stops.

Stream with PBS Western Reserve Passport.

 

American Masters, Keith Haring: Street Art

American Masters, Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Monday, June 10, at 8 PM

Explore the definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring, who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. The film features previously unheard interviews with Haring.

Stream with PBS Western Reserve Passport.

 

To Be Takei

To Be Takei

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Tuesday, June 11, at 9 PM
Wednesday, June 12, at 2 AM
Sunday, June 16, at 3 PM

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Wednesday, June 12, at 7 PM
Saturday, June 15, at noon

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from incarceration at a WWII detention camp to the helm of the fictional USS Enterprise to the daily news feeds of millions of Facebook fans. Join Takei and his husband Brad on this star's playful and profound trek for life, liberty and love.

Stream with PBS Western Reserve Passport.

 

Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol

Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sunday, June 16, at 4 PM
Wednesday, June 19, at 3 AM

A young boy with fantasies of one day making animated movies with his teen idol (1970s Disney star, Ike Eisenmann) follows that dream on what turns out to be an incredible 40-year odyssey.

Stream here.

 

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution 

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Tuesdays, starting June 18, at 9 PM
Wednesdays, starting June 19, at 2 AM

This landmark three-part series examines the rise — and fall — of disco and celebrates its continuing musical and cultural legacy. Told by the original musicians, promoters and innovators — and modern-day musical icons — this is the definitive story of the people who forged a new form of music and dance and pioneered a social movement.

Stream here.

 

Prideland

Prideland

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Sunday, June 23, at 11 PM
Monday, June 24, at 4 AM

FUSION (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):

Saturday, June 15, at 1 PM

Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey across the South to meet diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community. From a lesbian rodeo champ in Texas to an African American mayor ally in Alabama, Burnside discovers how LGBTQ+ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.

Stream with PBS Western Reserve Passport.

 

More PBS programs celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride month.

LGBTQ+ Events and Resources 2024

Events

June 1, 2024: Pride in the Cle (Cleveland)
lgbtcleveland.org/pride 

 

June 1, 2024: Queer Reader Meetup (Akron)
https://www.elizabethsofakronshop.com/events-2-1/event-two-4c92y-jdh8t-ys9xn-cmgpk-d79pg-y3c29-a3zbh-3ds52 

 

June 7, 2024: exhALE: Advancing Lived Quality (Akron)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exhale-advancing-lived-equality-tickets-791349235867?aff=oddtdtcreator 

 

June 8, 2024: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Pride Fest (Brecksville-Broadview Heights)
bbhpride.org 

 

June 8, 2024: Stark PRIDE Festival (Canton)
starkpride.org

 

June 15, 2024: Pride in the Valley (Warren)
prideinthevalley.org

 

June 21, 2024: LGBTQ Jews Pride Shabbat (Cleveland)
events.humanitix.com/pride-shabbat 

 

August 24, 2024: Akron Pride Festival (Akron)
akronpridefestival.org

Crisis Hotlines

LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564

National Suicide Hotline: 988 (Previously 800-273-8355)

The Trevor Project crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth: 866-488-7386

Healthcare

Akron Children's Center for Gender-Affirming Medicine:
215 W. Bowery St. Level 3, Akron OH 44308
Schedule an appointment: 330-543-8538 | Website

 

MetroHealth LGBTQI+ Pride Network:
Locations
Schedule an appointment for adult primary care: 216-957-4905 
Schedule an appointment for kids’ primary care: 216-778-8564

 

Summa Health Pride Clinic:
1260 Independence Ave., Akron, OH 44310
Schedule an appointment: 234-867-7740 | Website

Support Groups

Brothers & Sisters in Sobriety:
Mondays at 7 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2220 2nd St, Cuyahoga Falls | Website

 

Lambda Study Group:
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM | Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, 2095 W. Market St, Akron, OH 44313 | Website

 

PFLAG Akron Chapter:
Third Thursday of every month at 7 PM | First Congregational Church of Akron, 292 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44308 | pflagakron.com

 

PFLAG Cleveland:
Second Tuesday of every month at 6:45 PM | Trinity Cathedral, 2254 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115 | 216-220-7030 | pflagcleveland.org 

 

TransAlive!:
Fourth Tuesday of every month from 6 – 8 PM | Fairlawn-West UCC, 2095 W. Market St. Akron, OH 44313 | Website

More Resources

Affirming Church Directory
gaychurch.org 

 

Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center
330-983-4044
652 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44302 | ohioaac.org 

 

CANAPI
canapi.org/ 

 

Equality Ohio
equalityohio.org 

 

Full Spectrum Community Outreach Center
660 W. Earle Ave., Youngstown, OH 44511 | fullspectrumcommunityoutreach.org 

 

LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
lgbtcleveland.org/ 
2024 programs

 

Queer in Canton Community Center
queerincanton.com