The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is observed annually on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016 the commemorations had taken place in over 130 countries. The founders of the International Day Against Homophobia, […]
May 19th marks Agender Pride Day! To be agender means to not identify as any particular gender. Agender is also called genderblank , genderfree, genderless, gendervoid , non-gendered, ungendered , or null gender . The agender identity falls under the nonbinary umbrella and (sometimes) the transgender umbrella.
Join us for our monthly LGBTQAI+ Mixer at Moe's Pub & Grill in Malone! Come and join us on the third Thursday of each month from 5:30 pm – 7:30 PM The main restaurant has numerous dining options. On the West side of the building there is an outdoor seating area, making it ideal for […]
Harvey Milk Day is a day to educate your school about an extraordinary leader whose courageous work to end discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the 1970s set the stage for many of the civil rights advances we see today. Who was Harvey Milk? Harvey Milk was an activist, organizer, and […]
24 May is Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day – but what exactly does it mean to be Pan? To be pansexual is to have a sexual or romantic attraction not limited by gender, or gender identity, while to be panromantic is the same except without the sexual attraction. Attraction is not dependent on […]
The Saranac Lake Youth Center (please enter from the Church Street entrance) in co-sponsorship with the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance will host the LGBTQI+ youth group held at the Saranac Lake Youth Center on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Our mission is to create a safe […]
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Mixer at Bitters and Bones in Saranac Lake! Come and join us on the last Tuesday of each month from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Good people. Good food. Good drinks. Non-ETOH drink options provided. Kitchen open until 9pm. An Adirondack brewery and restaurant, Bitters & Bones offers craft beer made […]
Happy Pride Month from the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the […]
HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD) is celebrated annually on June 5th. On June 5, 1981, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first cases of what would later be known as AIDS. In the 1990s with the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), […]
5th Annual Small Town Pride Summer Celebration Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 11am to 3pm, at Arsenal Green in Malone, NY A family friendly event with activities for all ages!! Adult Drag Show with Amber Skky and Friends Guest speakers, food trucks, sales and informational vendors, pop corn, snow cones and cotton candy, Belly Buttons […]
Pulse Remembrance Day is an annual commemoration day held on June 12 every year. On this day in 2016, a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killed 49 people and injured 53 others. On this particular day, Pulse was presenting “Latin Night,” a weekly Saturday night event predominantly attended by Latinos. […]
The Saranac Lake Youth Center (please enter from the Church Street entrance) in co-sponsorship with the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance will host the LGBTQI+ youth group held at the Saranac Lake Youth Center on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Our mission is to create a safe […]