{"id":111882,"date":"2022-04-21T22:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T02:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111882"},"modified":"2022-04-21T22:43:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T02:43:18","slug":"bradbury-sullivan-lgbt-community-center-announces-2022-lehigh-valley-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111882","title":{"rendered":"Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center Announces 2022 Lehigh Valley Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Drag superstars Ra\u2019Jah O\u2019Hara and Alyssa Hunter, as well as nationally-known musicians Chastity Brown and Ryan Cassata, headline this year\u2019s festival.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALLENTOWN, PA <\/strong>&#8211; Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center proudly announces that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/pride\"><u>2022<\/u><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/pride\"><u>Lehigh Valley Pride<\/u><\/a>, presented by glamazon, will take place on <strong>Sunday, August 21 <\/strong>from noon to 6 p.m., at the JCC of the Lehigh Valley (702 N. 22nd Street, Allentown, PA 18101).<\/p>\n<p>Lehigh Valley Pride, entering its 29th year, has been a vibrant community event that celebrates LGBTQ+ arts and culture, while connecting thousands of community members to local resources. This year\u2019s theme is <strong>\u201cBe Loud! Be Proud!\u201d<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Accessibility features will include ASL interpretation on stage, ADA restrooms, large-print Pride guides, the MARS Sober Social Space, reserved seating for older adults and people with disabilities, and reserved parking near the festival entrance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The monumental achievement of Lehigh Valley Pride&#8217;s 29th year is already so much to appreciate, and, looking forward to 2022 Lehigh Valley Pride, there are so many things to be excited about,\u201d said Eric Yoak, major events manager at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. \u201cThis is the year to \u2018Be Loud! Be Proud!\u2019, and we as a community need that now more than ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite the community to join us this year at Lehigh Valley Pride,\u201d added Bill McGlinn, interim executive director at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. \u201cBe seen, be heard, and, standing together, we will make an unmistakable sound as we say, \u2018Be Loud! Be Proud!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headlining 2022 Lehigh Valley Pride are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ra\u2019Jah O\u2019Hara, drag superstar from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race (Season 11, All Stars 6)<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Hunter, drag superstar from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race (Season 14) and Miss Puerto Rico Continental 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chastitybrownmusic.com\/\"><u>Chastity Brown<\/u><\/a>, soul\/folk singer-songwriter and 2021 McKnight Artist Fellow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryancassata.com\/\"><u>Ryan Cassata<\/u><\/a>, award-winning singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ activist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s grand marshals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariel Torres, associate director, Lehigh University Pride Center<\/li>\n<li>the Honorable Linda Vega, Magistrate District Judge, Lehigh County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tickets will be $10 and sold at the door. Admission is free for kids 13 and under. Youth ages 14 to 21 can email <a href=\"mailto:Kim@BradburySullivanCenter.org\"><u>Kim@BradburySullivanCenter.org<\/u><\/a> for free tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/\">www.BradburySullivanCenter.org<\/a>):\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/\"><u>Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<\/u> <\/a>provides arts, health, youth, Pride, and training programs to support and build the LGBTQ+ community across the Lehigh Valley and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nStephen Jiwanmall<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nBradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drag superstars Ra\u2019Jah O\u2019Hara and Alyssa Hunter, as well as nationally-known musicians Chastity Brown and Ryan Cassata, headline this year\u2019s festival.\u00a0 ALLENTOWN, PA &#8211; Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center proudly announces &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111882\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center Announces 2022 Lehigh Valley Pride<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/be-loud-be-proud.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}