Wisconsin Pride Events 2023

Wisconsin Pride Events 2023 – A scene from Pepin Pride Lake in 2021 in Little Stockholm in western Wisconsin. Pride, hosted by what appears to be the world’s smallest nation, will return for a second year this Saturday.

June is Pride Month and Wisconsin is home to possibly two of the smallest communities in the world to host events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.

Wisconsin Pride Events 2023

With a population of just 64, Stockholm in western Wisconsin’s Pepin County returns this Saturday to host Lake Pepin Pride. It is the smallest village in Wisconsin and possibly one of the smallest communities in the world to host Pride celebrations.

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The Motorama Automotive Museum near Aniwa, 30 miles east of Wausau, is hosting Central Wisconsin Pride June 17-19. The population of Aniva is 243 people.

“This is important because I want our trans community, I want our whole community to know that they are loved and we will love you,” said Lake Pepin Pride organizer Jennifer Lindahl.

She said a letter was written to village leaders in Stockholm last year trying to block the meeting, which Lindahl said contained errors and was unsuccessful. The first year went smoothly without any controversy.

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There’s a reason Stockholm was chosen for the pride of Lake Pepin. All 64 residents are transplants to the Twin Cities, and nearly half of the residents are LGBTQ+, like Alan Nugent.

“It’s about being really fearless and being able to be that person every day of your life, not just on weekends or evenings or when you’re sick,” he said. “It should always be safe.”

Nugent and her husband live in Stockholm and have owned several businesses in the area since 2004.

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Ty Yule is a Minneapolis author who will be the keynote speaker at Lake Pepin Pride. He said that in the recent past there have been attempts to organize pride festivals by major cities which have been going on for many years.

“Small egos are a new phenomenon,” Yule said. “I think one of the common themes that I found coming to the bigoted crowd last year is that after the George Floyd riots, most members of minority communities found each other as they organized Black Lives Matter protests. Matter and then the next . year decided to make a pride (celebration) in cities that had not been there before.”

Yul comes out as a trans man. Last summer, he wrote a series of magazine articles based on visits to several smaller pride festivals in the United States, including Stockholm and Aniva.

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He said he was inspired by the magazine series because rent is so high these days in big cities that it’s difficult for LGBTQ+ youth to move from a small town to a big city like he did 30 years ago. public consciousness.

“It used to be first in the big cities,” he said. “There’s a lot of bigotry, a lot of capitalism. There’s conflict and everybody’s drunk. I don’t enjoy the atmosphere as much as I used to.”

After Stockholm and Aniva, the next smallest meeting is in Viroka on June 18. The southwestern Wisconsin city has a population of about 4,500.

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With these 17 LGBTQ+ pride events happening over the next few months, no matter where you’re visiting in Wisconsin, there’s an opportunity to celebrate. Connect with LGBTQ+ allies at events across the state during Pride Month and beyond!

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Wisconsin’s largest parade event, this 3-day extravaganza brings people together to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Dance the days away with a stellar line-up of live entertainment, browse vendors, enjoy filling food trucks and more.

Ride With Pride is the kickoff event of the season for the Pride Rides Motorcycle Club. What started as one rider’s idea is now unofficially the largest LGBTQ+ motorcycle.

There are many things planned for Wausau Pride! Start with family-friendly fun on the 400 Block in downtown Wausau with live music, bounce houses, an outdoor movie, vendors and a mural honoring the LGBTQ+ community. Then at 6:00 pm, enjoy a drag and open mic concert with delicious drinks at the Whitewater Music Hall.

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Trek and Forward Madison FC are hosting the second annual Madison Pride Ride. Grab your bike and ride in celebration of love, diversity and the history of the LGBTQ+ community. Everyone is welcome, so bring your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends! Registration starts at 2 p.m. at Breese Stevens Field, beginning at 3 p.m. and after the ride, you’re invited to happy hour back at Breese Stevens before Madison FC’s 7 p.m. playing soccer.

The Brewers are playing the Phillies! Come watch a game, show your pride and receive a pack of Brewers Pride clear bags.

Chippewa Valley Pride, hosted by the Chippewa Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center, celebrates pride with vendors, food trucks, drag shows, live music and more social activities. This year’s theme is Renewal, a celebration of community growth and development.

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Join Pepin Pride Lake as they host their second annual Pride Festival in Stockholm. Kick off the day at Stockholm Park Festival in the Park with entertainment, food trucks, speakers and more family fun overlooking Lake Pepin. Then spend the evening at Humble Moon for the Outdoor Drag Extravaganza.

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With two drag shows sure to rock, live music including urban jazz, vendors and more, come celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at this proud festival.

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Join the 6th annual Gateway County Pride event in Sturgeon Bay. This year there are new vendors and entertainment from DJ Sarah Atawa.

The event will feature live music, drag shows, food trucks, friendly games, entertainers and more. Hosted by the LGBTQ Alliance of Sheboygan County, you are invited to join in celebrating the local LGBTQ+ community.

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This year, Kenosha Pride celebrates its 10th anniversary! Come celebrate with the community, live entertainment, social activities and more.

The OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center is hosting its annual Madison Pride event. Including entertainment, speakers, hosts and more – everyone is invited!

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Join the Green Bay Area’s celebration – for the first time over 2 days – of the LGBTQ+ community, tolerance and equality. Enjoy a drag show, fireworks, live music and more!

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Point Pride will return June 10-11, expanding to include a Friday bar crawl in downtown Stevens Point before Saturday’s festival at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center, 1001 Amber Ave., said RyanGoszkowicz, event director for the Point Pride.

Point Pride will enter the festival with about $14,000 to spend on the event, double what organizers received last year, he said. The extra money means they’ll get more prizes and more fun – like a bounce house for the kids.

Last year helped stabilize the festival in people’s minds as parade events in Madison and Milwaukee were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goshkovich said. Brenna Davis joined Point Pride this year as volunteer coordinator after seeing the turnout last year.

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“Usually in the past, if I wanted to go to a Pride event, I’d have to go out of town,” Davis, 31, said.

This year the aim is to add more options in the entertainment to attract the audience as much as possible. Much of what happened last year became an attraction, Goshkovich said. Pride is rooted in sexuality, so it’s a balancing act of how to organize a family event while staying true to Pride’s roots as a display and celebration of sexual freedom, he said.

As the June 11 celebration continues, events will shift from family-friendly to more adult-friendly, such as performances by two LGBTQ artists.

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“We’re trying to find a balance. They are a big part of the community