2012 lgbt festival guide - Hudson Pride Connections Center

2012
LGBT
FESTIVAL
GUIDE
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Inside Pride Guide
Entertainers
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Harmonica Sunbeam
Lady Marisa
DJ Frank Lamboy
The Aster Pheonyx Project
Cheryl & JaVonne
Damien Crawford
Divinity Banks
Mykel
MEG
Andrea Oz
Dujuana Sharese & The
Plush Interior
Lynne Wombe
Rev. Carmen Hernandez
Pride Schedule
Vendors
Special Thanks
Board of Directors Letter
Pride Guide Committee
Teen Help
Why Pride 365
Thank You to Volunteers
In the beginning...
Resource Directory
Pride Festival Map
GUIDE DESIGN
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VENDORS
COMMUNITY
GROUPS
African American office of Gay
Concerns
Ali Forney Center
American Civil Liberties of New
Jersey
Fairgrounds: Out Night
Fire Department of New York
First Investors
Garden State Equality
Gay Activist Alliance of Morris
County
GLBHC/Gay Lesbian Bowlers of
Hudson County
GSGBO/Garden State Bowlers
Organization
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
ING Financial
Institute for Personal Growth
Integrity USA
IRIS House
Jersey City Food Coop
Lambda Legal
Leslie Farber
New Jersey Stonewall Democrats
New York Liberty
Obama for America
St. Matthews Church
Steven Fulop
Temple Beth-El
Unity Fellowship of Christ
Church
Visiting Homemaker Services
Wells Fargo
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HUDSON PRIDE
WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday, August 13th 5:30pm
HUDSON COUNTY
FLAG RAISING
Brennan Courthouse
Newark Ave & Baldwin Ave
Reception follows at 6:30pm
HPCC, 32 Jones St
Hosted by SAGE
Wednesday, August 15th
3:30pm
JERSEY CITY FLAG RAISING
City Hall on Grove Street
Saturday August 18th,
12pm – 7pm
12th ANNUAL LGBT PRIDE
FESTIVAL
Exchange Place, Jersey City
$5 Suggested Donation
Saturday August 18th, 7pm – Midnight
12th OFFICIAL AFTER-PRIDE
BLOCK PARTY
Hard Grove Café
319 Grove Street, Jersey City
$10 admission
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Kundalini
Yoga
starts August 2, 2012!
Strengthen Nervous System
Feel Happy & Connected
Improve Immune System
Ignite your Creativity
Relieve Depression
FOOD
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BUCKO the Pink Pig
Delicious BBQ
HARD
Leon’s Food
Speckled Lemonade
Spot Latin Grill
The Iron Monkey
MERCHANDISE
Artisan Collective/SEW
WHAT
Cardenia Livingston
Lisbana
Tree Trading Company
Build Endurance
Calm the mind
Mondays,
6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Suggested donation $10
brought to you by
32 Jones Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 963-4779
www.hudsonpride.org
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Special Thanks
HPCC Board of Directors &
Peter Basso, Babs Siperstein,
Carol Crystal
HPCC Staff & Volunteers
Festival Volunteers
Lance Jackson
Jason Frankovich
Carmen Mendiola
Nancy Caamaño
Miguel Cardenas
Paul Mendoza
Lea Mainor
Ulises Robles
Tara Werner
Darryl Hill
Michael Lazar
Owners & Staff: Iron Monkey,
Steam Café, Made With Love &
Pint Bar
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Welcome to Hudson
PRIDE 2012!
F
or many of us, the Pride Festival
is a high holy day. What we celebrate today is what we try to live
out all the time: pride in ourselves,
pride in our lives, and pride in
our community. That’s what our
theme is about this year: celebrating our lives and our PRIDE -- 365
days a year.
PRIDE 365 has special meaning to Liz Edman
those of us who are part of Hudson Pride Connections Center. While the Festival is the most visible part of what we do,
we also work hard to provide services and support to our
entire community, 365 days a year. Hudson Pride is a HOME
for our community. When our youth need a safe space or a
friendly face, we’re it. When our seniors need to get out and
feel the bond of family, we’re the destination. Hudson Pride
is a VOICE for our community. When media want an LGBT
perspective, we are the first call they make.
Our PRIDE GUIDE features businesses that have supported
our festival and our Center, and I encourage you to support
them right back! This year’s Guide also gives you a great read
on what is going on at the Center. Take a look, and if you are
moved by what you read, get involved! The Center welcomes
your ideas, your fabulous energy, and your presence, every
day of the year.
Happy Pride – today, and every day!!
Liz Edman
Chair, Hudson Pride Board of Directors
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Illustration George Fedor
Our Partners in Pride:
Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Jersey
City’s Office ofCultural Affairs,
Hudson County Executive Thomas A.
DeGise, Jersey City Council Members,
Jersey City Fire Department,
Jersey City Police Department and all
of our Festival’s Community, Food and
Merchandise Vendors, and Sponsors
Our Pride Brothers &
Sisters who inspire us
every day & every year:
Brooklyn Pride, Heritage of Pride (NY
Pride), InterPride, Jersey Pride Inc.
(Asbury Park), NERP, Newark-Essex
Pride and Queens Pride
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Let them
entertain us!
2012 is a celebration of 365 days of pride. This
years cavalcade of entertainers will remind us
why we celebrate!
Harmonica Sunbeam
T
he Queen of Comedy has been
delighting audiences at nightclubs, cabarets, fund raising events
and supermarket openings throughout the United States and abroad
for over 20 years now. Her live
appearances along with her personalized dvds, have gained her a cult
following of all ages, races and backgrounds.
With her unique yet classic style
and razor-sharp wit, she has all the
necessary talents to reach her goal of
mainstream stardom. “The sky’s the
limit!” Harmonica exclaims. “In the
entertainment field, if people feel you
are marketable, they will use you in
any capacity”. She is a member of the
Screen Actors Guild and has been
featured on several television shows
(Law and Order SVU, Third Watch,
Johnny Zero and 100 Center Street).
Her film credits include Honey w/
Jessica Alba, Uptown Girls w/Brittany Murphy and the Oliver Stone
drama “WORLD TRADE CENTER”.
Her latest movie project is entitled
“Please Give” directed by Nicole
Holofcener.
Miss Sunbeam has also worked
alongside noted musical artists such
as Beyonce, Mary J.Blige and Jennifer
Holiday to name a few.
Harmonica entered the world of
music with three pumping club singles that were produced independently but yet made thousands of
new and lifelong fans. These titles include “Ready to Pump”, “I’m Here To
Work” and the latest “This Is The Beat”.
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Despite her busy schedule Miss
Sunbeam has still found time to assist and work with many community based gay organizations such
as POCC, GMAD, Jersey City Pride,
Our Youth and AAOGC to name a
few. Her commitment to being a
positive role model in today’s selfish world clearly speaks for itself.
In closing, Harmonica wants to
take the time out and thank all of
her fans that continue to support
her endeavors both on and off the
stage.
Miss Sunbeam can also be seen on
LOGO’s “Drastic NYC” which was
a standup comedy show that aired
last year.
Lady Marisa
The illusions created by Lady
Marisa evolved over her 16 year legacy capturing over 15 pageant titles
spanning the Tri-State. Her celebrity
impersonations encompass Joan Rivers, Cher and Kathy Griffin to name
a few. She is noted for her extensive
charity work mainly in the field of
HIV/AIDS and holds an annual Toys
for Tots Christmas Show in AP. In
addition to performing and hosting,
Marisa is her own costumes & jewelry designer. Visit ladymarisa.com
or facebook.com/TheLadyMarisa.
Marisa has cohosted Jersey City
Pride before as well as entertained in
the past and has gladly come back to
do it again! She is the current reign-
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ing Miss Den 2012. Her involvement
in the community stems from her beginnings in drag in Asbury Park. She
continues to do her work as an Ambassador to the UPenn’s HIV Vaccine
Trials Unit…aka Philly Vax. In addition
she works closely with the NJ Leather
Family on various charities mainly in
the field of HIV/AIDS. She’s been involved in charities for The Center in
Asbury, the VNA, Toys4Tots, breast
cancer, the Trevor Project and more.
There’s nothing more gratifying than
giving back to the community who
supports you so much all year long.
Marisa encourages everyone to do a
little something for others. It goes a
long way!
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DJ Frank Lamboy
With over 15 years in the music
industry, Frank Lamboy has forged
himself an impressive career. Working under several monikers such as,
Renegade Tribe, 12 Tone, Andy & the
Lamboy and, most recently, Friscia &
Lamboy, chances are you have heard
Frank Lamboy’s remix and production
work. His success lies in his eclectic
sound where Frank manages to blend
soaring vocals, tribal, and Progressive
House. Frank Lamboy was born into a
musically inclined family. As a classically trained pianist, who credits his family’s musical background with broad-
ening his horizons, it has allowed him
to think outside the box.
As a producer/remixer, Frank has created a major buzz for himself through
his original productions with artists
such as Anthony LaMont, Jennifer
Cuneta, Diana Falzone, Terry Maxx,
Michelle Weeks, Inaya Day, Sandy B,
and Jennifer Carbonel. He has also remixed for artists such as Shakira, Rob
Thomas, Gloria Estefan, Alanis Morrisette, Britney Spears, Cher, Amber,
Frederick Ford, Justin Timeberlake,
and the list goes on. In addition, he
was also tapped to spin at many high
profile parties for the likes of MTV
networks, E! Networks, Ralph Lauren,
DJ Frank Lamboy
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and HBO’s Sex and the City.
His success has cemented his name
as one of the most innovative artists
on the circuit today. His radio shows
include AOL Radio, XM, Sirius, iTunes
pod casts and Music Choice.
The Aster Pheonyx Project
This alternative rock all-female band
is driven by powerful vocals, sexy
rhythms, and searing guitar. They captivate audiences with memorable live
performances akin to a good thunder and lightning storm. Their music
is loud, sweet, angry and haunting.
Led by the immensely talented Aster
Pheonyx, this 25-year old vocalist/gui-
The Aster Pheonyx Project
tarist/pianist/songwriter is a force to
be reckoned with. Add to the line up,
seasoned musicians that know how to
rock-Carolyn Marosy on lead guitar,
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Audra Thomas on bass, Yvette Scott
on drums, and Vanessa Anderson on
back-up vocals, these ladies are building a following wherever they play.
Check them out on their website at
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youtube and Facebook.
Cheryl & JaVonne
Cheryl & JaVonne, partners in life
and music, met in 2004.They later began musical collaboration which culminated in the release of their debut
project, “We Are Here...To Praise The
Lord,” in March 2008, under their independent label, Stoney Mae Produc-
Cheryl & JaVonne
tions. Cheryl’s clear, crisp vocal stylings paired with the urban jazz-funk
soulfulness of JaVonne’s music offers
a little something for everyone, and
has earned the pair quite a bit of local notoriety, and the opportunity
to open for acclaimed Gospel artist
Tonex (also known as BSlade), Moni-
Congratulations to the
Hudson Pride 2012 Festival on
celebrating your 12th year!
Thanks to the Hudson Pride
Center for all the great work
that you do!
Paid for by the Election Fund of Steven Fulop, Inc.
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events throughout the years and have
recently become known for their music video, “Waiting All My Life” (a song
for marriage equality).
Currently they are at work on new
projects, which will include more of
the unique jazz-funk, R&B and slammin’ music folds have come to expect
from this dynamic duo.
Damien Crawford
Damien Crawford
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well as perform in venues as far West
as Los Angeles, CA, and the legendary Cotton Club in Harlem. They
also performed at various pride
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Singer, songwriter, and entertainer
Damien Crawford is a gifted and
versatile performer who has been
dominating the stage with electrifying performances. His musical genre
is Hip-hop, mixed with Pop and
a touch of R&B. He refers to this
music styling as “Urban Pop.”The
talented singer released his self-written, debut EP, “THE CRAWFORD
CHRONICLES,” in June 2011. The
album has reached downloads in the
thousands and has been critically acclaimed one of the best musical collections of 2011. In February 2012,
Damien released his highly anticipated new album “THE REIGN.” to
iTunes and Amazon. This album intriquied audiences and gained him features in DBQ, Bleu, and Krave magazine! His new hit single “Love Over
Life” has international radio play and
has gained buzz in Australia, Africa,
and even the UK! Once listeners hear
his music and experience the artsist
known as Damien Crawford, they
will instinctively refer to him as, “The
Prince of Urban Pop.”
Divinity Banks
The illusions Divinity Banks evolved
2 years ago. She works with A nonprofit organization “Our Youth. She
has performed long side Harmonica
Sunbeam and SuggaPie Coco who she
adorable very much.
Divinity Is Miss Gay Jersey City 2011.
She performed for pride 2011 which
she gave a little snippet of what she
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can do now. She continues to grow as
a learner and performer by watching
some of her idols including Harmonica, and Princess Janae and hopes to
be as successful as she strives to be.
Divinity Is known for her energetic,
entertaining, out of the box performances and is ready to get to business at this years pride 2012.
Mykel
Divinity Banks
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Though his vocal style can be compared to the likes of Adam Lambert,
Freddie Mercury and Allison Moyet,
Mykel as an innovative entertainer
stands uniquely on his own. Since 2010,
Mykel has been back in the studio,
mir Nirvana-Unplugged” to help
heal the pain on the planet for other
survivors who live as victims.
See promo video here: http://www.
youtube.com/user/MykelMache/featured
Mykel dedicates his dance trackGlossy Pink Nails! To all hard working diva’s who know how to have a
good time!
This year the youth from Hudson
Pride’s “Youth Connect” Program
Mykel
will make an appearance with Mykel.
working behind the piano writing and These young men and women are
creating. Having survived a hate crime going to deliver a powerful message
in the summer of 2010, Mykel took on about what it’s like to be young and
creating a show called “Mykel’s Kash- LGBTQ. Jersey City, are you listening?
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releases, “Runnin’ (Let Me Go Away)”
and “3D.” MEG is honored to close
out her summer performance schedule at Hudson Pride.
Andrea Oz
MEG
MEG is a pop diva critically acclaimed for her powerful live vocals
and electrifying performances. She is
most recognized as the top performing vocalist on MTV’s Making His
Band and for her highly anticipated
SAGE isOz
a social
networking
Andrea
the Princess
of group
Our Youth
that provides workshops, day trips,
has dedicated the last 3 years of her
outdoor activities and much more
life to the organization that help get
for 40+ GLBTQ
her start in the world of drag. First
starting
out at Our Youth as a youth
We meet:
member
Andrea
has now
Wednesdays,
6:00-7:00
P.M.blossomed
into the FIERCE performer you see
before you. A current college student
Andrea spends her time helping the
community, perfecting her craft, and
SAGE at Hudson County also
provides access to important resources
and referrals regarding: health care,
social services, and community
activities for all the 40+
GLBTQ participants.
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having a KIKI whenever she can. Andrea wishes to thank her gay mother
and her sister Ivy Lorenzo for all
there help, love, and support! Jersey
City are you ready for the Princess?
Andrea Oz
Dujuana Sharese & The
Plush Interior
Dujuana Sharese is an explosive spoken word artist, who has the ability
to stimulate all 5 of your senses with
her words. Dujuana has been enticing
audiences with pure identification of
her experience through performance.
Sharese has a powerful delivery that
has injected new life in cities such as
St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Dallas, Miami and many more. Dujuana
is the creator of the Singers Lounge
(singers forum), The Cypher Movement, Generation Cypher (children’s
poetry) and Spoken Sound. Spoken
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baselines, sexy guitar riffs and groovy
beats. Together their unique sound
will generate a rhythm addiction.
Dujuana Sharese- Word Music Translator
Vincent Denis- 8 String GuitarAndrew
Gordan- Drums
For more information contact www.
cyphermovment.com
Dujuana Sharese & The Plush Interior
Sound is spoken word combined
with different genres of music. As a
component of spoken sound Dujuana
Sharese teamed up with The Plush
Interior a progressive band. TPI incorporates progressive jazz with strong
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Lynne Wombe
Natural born songstress Lynne Womble’s talent was discovered where
most great vocalists get their start;
in the church. As a single parent, she
decided early on that staking her ca-
Lynne Wombe
reer in corporate America would be
more beneficial than pursing a music career, but now she is ready to
let her gift shine. On November 17,
2007, she took her gift to the stage
at Mo Beasley’s Urban Erotika, pre-
sented by PMyner in New York City
as her first professional gig. Since
then, Lynne has performed at various
shows in Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC
and Harlem, NY and is a member of
the New Beginnings Choir of Unity
Fellowship Church of New Brunswick.
She has also served as the Director of
Business Development for Sable Communications, Inc. and on the Board of
Directors for AALLU (African Asian
Latina Lesbians United). As a vocalist in her own right, she also lends her
talents as a background vocalist for
the multi-talented duet of “Cheryl &
JaVonne”. She is native of New Jersey,
where she currently resides with her
partner of 2 years.
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Rev. Carmen Hernandez
Rev. Carmen Hernandez is the
CEO/Founder/Outreach/Pastor,
Stratford Community Services, Inc.
(Giving Kids/Youth a Chance). As an
advocate/Activist in the Soundview
section of the Bronx for the past 30
years, Rev. Carmen has helped empower at risk inner city kids. Through
her efforts and a list of activities that
specifically target youth, Rev. Carmen
has proved to be a vital part of the
South East Bronx community. She has
also coordinated Stratford Annual
Back 2 School Jam Block Parties for
two decades.
Rev. Carmen slowly met and orga-
nized small business owners, persuading each business and community to
work together as one family. Rev. Carmen carefully realized that the future
of our community much depended
on building a stronger business outlook and saw the need to empower
small business owners to create a
positive environment in the neighborhood. Rev. Carmen is most commonly known for making something
out of nothing. She is currently the
President/Founder of the 1st NYC
LGBTQS Chamber of Commerce,
Inc., Rev. Carmen Hernandez, since
1993, she won so many award for her
hard work and community services
Congratulations
from
Air conditioning • heAting • plumbing
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Rev. Carmen Hernandez
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Teen Help
Youth Suicide and Bullying:
A Response
O
ver the coming year, Hudson
Pride will mount a series of
events to lift up the interrelated issues of bullying and youth suicide.
We will examine New Jersey’s Antibullying law and its impact on our
youth in Jersey City and Hudson
County schools. We will also mount
a major exhibition that will tell the
stories of boys, girls and transgender
youths who have killed themselves in
recent years.
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Some of the suicides have gained
widespread notoriety but many have
gone virtually unnoticed. Hudson
Pride is planning to commemorate
as many youths as possible, through a
series consisting of a commemorative
art exhibition, a memorial rite, public
policy discussions and collaborations
with local school boards and other
service agencies. Our objective is not
only to raise awareness and stir-up a
response, but to mourn the tragic loss
of actual irreplaceable young lives.
Help is needed to create these events.
Your energy and ideas are welcome.
If you are interested in being part of
this important effort, please email
liz@hudsonpride.org.
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Why Pride 365?
By Renata Moreira
D
o you have any friends who just
don’t get why our (LGBTQ)
people still need Pride celebrations
in 2012? “Didn’t Obama come out
in support of same-sex marriage?”
Some have asked me, as if all institutional discrimination would simply vanish after his statement. “Even
Clint Eastwood said he doesn’t give a
f--- about who wants to marry who,
for god’s sake!” Hmmm... I generally take a deep breath and, with as
much compassion as I can muster,
share heartfelt stories of visibility,
love, community, and empowerment,
as well as very real tales of rejection,
exclusion, and oppression that our
LGBTQ identified youth, seniors,
couples, families and friends still experience in the 21st century great
U.S. of A.
Most seem sincerely shocked to
see how uninformed they are. Some
downplay our reasons as “It’s a lot
better now than it used to be… It’s
just a matter of time… It’ll be different once baby boomers die off.” Do
they expect us to stand by quietly, as
Every Thursday
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second class citizens, waiting for history to unfold? Even worse, a few
still question the need to continuously organize ways to affirm our
dignity and increase awareness our
very real concerns. For the skeptical
ones out there, here are a few less
than festive reasons why the show
must go on 365 days a year, 24 hours
a day:
• Only 16 states in the nation ban
discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation and gender
identity.
• LGBTQ youth are 2-3 times
more likely to commit suicide
(and comprise between 20-40%
of the homeless population).
SAGE is a social networking group
that provides workshops, day trips,
outdoor activities and much more
for 40+ GLBTQ
We meet:
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 P.M.
SAGE at Hudson County also
provides access to important resources
and referrals regarding: health care,
social services, and community
activities for all the 40+
GLBTQ participants.
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• It is completely legal to fire someone because they are LGB in 29
states (34 if you are Trans)! • There are only 6 states (and
DC) where same-sex marriage
is legal, yet 30 that restrict marriage to one man and one woman
through state constitution and 11
that restrict marriage by state law.
• Committed same-sex couples
are denied 1,138 federal benefits
available to opposite-sex couples
under the so-called “Defense of
Marriage Act.”
• Hate crimes against LGBTQ people
comprised over 16% of all hate
crimes last year alone.
• One out of every three same sex
female couples are raising children
(1/5 male couples), but second
parent adoption is only legal in 18
states and DC.
Yes, it is great to see the President
finally coming out in support of samesex couples, but the reality is that
many of us across the country still get
kicked out of our homes, fired from
jobs, denied pension and visitation
rights, excluded from health benefits,
and so on… simply for being lesbian,
gay, bi, trans, or queer identified. Pride,
then, is needed so we can transcend
our collective pain to embrace who
we are and to empower other LG-
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6:00 P.M.
32 Jones Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 963-4779
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Everyoneiswelcome!
BTQ people to do the same.
Most of our friends see a day of
fabulous parades, performances, rallies, and parties, but Pride is much
more than that. It’s about building
community across and beyond the
rainbow at every opportunity, all year
long. About calling on businesses, service providers, neighbors, teachers,
and clergy to fully support LGBTQ
people, no matter where we live. It’s
about demanding a comprehensive
response from our elected leaders to
ensure that all of us are granted fundamental freedoms, rights, and protections to be able to care for each
other and our families. Ultimately,
LGBTQ pride is about healing our
communities, love for self & others,
and securing social justice for all.
So next time friends ask you “Why
pride?” again, I hope you, too, will
take a deep breath and engage
them in an authentic conversation
that is bound to touch their hearts
and help create a more inclusive
world for LGBTQ people and allies.
Renata Moreira is the Policy
Director of Our Family Coalition, a
California based NGO working to
promote the equality and well-being
of LGBTQ-headed families through
educational, advocacy, and policy initiatives. www.ourfamily.org
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Thank You Volunteers:
T
his year’s Pride festival
would not have been
possible without the tremendous help and support from
many individuals. We are
truly humbled by the outpour
of unselfish support, encouragement and time donated by
an amazing team of dedicated
volunteers. It’s not possible
to thank and acknowledge
every one of you……but you
know who you are. We are
strong and proud because of
you 365 days a year. Thank
you for having the vision to
create a spectacular celebration for our community that
is bigger than any one individual. You made this happen
and on behalf of the Hudson Pride Connections Center, the 2012 Pride Planning
Committee and those who
have benefited from your
efforts, I am proud to thank
and acknowledge the following 2012 Hudson Pride.
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Caroline Jones
Cheryl Tucker
Christie
Cid Tarek
Dan Olivas
Daniel Suarez
Daryl Presgraves
Eddie James
Evita Pagan
Felix Adorno
Florence Holmes
Gregory Simmons
James DeAngelis
Jasmine Vega
Jeanette Quiles
Jennifer Rivera
Jessica Isabel
Munoz
Joan Nunez
John Izaguirre
THANK YOU !!!
John Schmidt
Julio Cesar Casho
Julio Montoya
Kendra Gibson
Lydia Wolfe
Marc Hernandez
Milton Wheeler
Nancy Van Orden
Paul Louro
Paul Warner
Raymond Jackson
Ricky Alas
Rob Dickar
Ryan Wilhelm
Shoshanna Whithers
Sigilfredo Mercado
Steven Cunningham
Susan Reo
Ulises Robles
Jonathan Lucas
Interim Executive Director
HudsonPride Connections Center
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In the beginning...
By Jon Lucas
P
LGBTI Community Groups. In May
of 2001 Paul and Miguel posted fliers all over Jersey City calling for all
LGBTI’s to join them to meet and
form a community group. Out of
these meetings came “Jersey City
Lesbian and Gay Outreach” later to
be called JCLGO for short. Reprinted from the 2004 Jersey City Pride
Guide
One of the greatest contributions
that came out of Paul and Miguel’s
initial concept to form JCLGO was
the tradition to have an annual pride
festival in Jersey City every year. To
this day, it is still important and necessary for all of us to come together
from time to time to celebrate our
differences and commonalities, build
a community in the face of adversity,
and to continue to make strides towards issues that are important to
our community.
It is for this tradition that we thank
the founding members and on-going
volunteers of JCLGO for establishing
a wonderful tradition. artners Napoleon Paul Mendoza
and Miguel Cardenas co-founded
Jersey City Lesbian & Gay Outreach
in May 0f 2001. They moved to Jersey
City in 1997 because of the closeness
to NYC and the reasonable rent at
the time. For the first three years
they were not part of any community in Jersey City instead they always looked to NYC to satisfy their
social needs and interactions with in
the LGBT community. As the years
went by, they noticed there was a fast
growing population of Queer folks
moving into Jersey City, but no real
sense of community. That is when
Paul started to investigate just what
groups were available for LGBTI individuals in New Jersey because it was
obvious a LGBTI identity was needed
in Jersey City. To his surprise, the support and encouragement for a Pride
Festival was there from both the residents of Jersey City and from other 2012 Stage Design
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RESOURCE
DIRECTORY
ADVOCACY
American Civil Liberties Union
of NJ (ACLU )
Post Office Box 32159
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973.642.2084
Email: info@aclu-nj.org
www.aclu-nj.org
GABLES of Cape May County
PO Box 641
Cape May Court House, NJ
08210
Phone: 609.861.1848
gables00@email.com
www.gablescapemay.com
Gay Activist Alliance in Morris
County
(GAAMC)
PO Box 137
Convent Station, NJ 07961
Phone: 973.285.1595
Email: info@gaamc.org
www.gaamc.org
GPBN Gay Pride
Business Network
Website: www.gpbn.org
National Organization for
Woman of NJ
(NOW-NJ)
110 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609.393.0156
now-nj@nownj.org
www.nownj.org
The Our Youth Center
St. John’s Church
155 North Street
Jersey City NJ 07307
Phone: 210.839.5869
Ouryouth2006@yahoo.com
Myspace.com/our_ youth
Planned Parenthood of NJ
P.O. Box 512
Trenton, NJ 08603
Phone: 609.278.5863
info@plannedparenthoodnj.org
www.plannedparenthoodnj.org
Trenton Gay & Lesbian Civic
Association
PO Box 33209
Trenton, NJ 08629
Phone: 609.396.9788
Email: info@tglca.com
www.tglca.com
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32 Jones Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 963-4779
www.hudsonpride.org
Monica@hudsonpride.org
The 32 Jones Gallery features local,
national, and international lesbian, gay,
bi, transgender, queer, questioning, and
straight ally artists and serves as a venue
to provide support for underrepresented
and emerging artists.
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LGBT
COMMUNITY
CENTERS
Hudson Pride Connections Center
32 Jones Street
Jersey City NJ 07306
Phone: 201.963.4779
Email: info@hudsonpride.org
www.hudsonpride.org
The Center (NYC)
The LGBT Community
Center
208 West 13th Street
NY NY 10011
Phone: 212.620.7310
www.gaycenter.org
The Pride Center of
New Jersey
321 Raritan Ave
Highland Park, NJ
08904
Phone: 732.846.2232
info@pridecenter.org
www.pridecenter.org
GAAMC
Gay Activist Alliance in
Morris County
P.O. Box 137
Convent Station, NJ,
07961
Phone: 973.285.1595
Email:info@gaamc.org
www.gaamc.org
HIV/AIDS
Hyacinth AIDS
Foundation
880 Bergen Ave., Suite 802
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201.432.1134
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nfo@hyacinth.org
www.hyacinth.org
Liberation in Truth
Open Door Drop In
Center
47-49 New Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973.424.9555
Meetings: MondayFriday, 8:30am-4:30pm
pastorjackson@litufc.org
www.litufc.org
Center for
Comprehensive Care
961 Garfield Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
Testing: 201.915.2545
General: 201.915.2294
www.libertyhealth.org
NAMES Project
Foundation-Northern
NJ Chapter
Post Office Box 85
Paramus, NJ 07653
Phone: 201.265.0600
info@namesnnj.org
www.namesnnj.org
NJ Woman & AIDS
Network
103 Baynard St., 3rd
Floor
New Brunswick. NJ
08901
732.846.4462
office@njwan.org
www.njwan.org
POLITICAL
Garden State Equality
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 732.GSE.LGBT
Email: contact@gar-
denstateequality.org
Website: www.gardenstateequality.org
Hudson Diversity
Action Council
32 Jones Street, Suite
301
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 877.772.0166
info@hudsondiversity.org
www.hudsondiversity.org
Jersey City Peace
Movement
PO Box 7840
Jersey City, NJ 07307
Phone: 201.222.3135
Email: jcpeacemovement@hotmail.com
Website: www.jcpm.org
NARAL Pro-Choice NJ
P.O. Box 23312
Trenton, NJ 08607
prochoicenj@prochoicenj.org
www.prochoicenj.org
PRIDE
Brooklyn Pride
Park Slope United
Methodist Church
6th Avenue and 8th
Street
Brooklyn NY 11215
Website: www.brooklynpride.org
Heritage of Pride - NYC
Pride
154 Christopher Street
Suite 1D
NY NY 10014
Phone: 212.807.7433
info@nycpride.org
Website: www.
nycpride.org
Hudson Pride
Hudson Pride Connections Center
32 Jones Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201.963.4779
www.hudsonpride.org
New Jersey Lesbian &
Gay Coalition
P.O. Box 11335
New Brunswick,
NJ 08906-1335
Phone: 732.828.6772
Email: mail@njlgc.org
Website: www.njlgc.org
Jersey Pride (JPI)
Asbury Pride/NJ Pride
1048 Livingston Ave.
North Brunswick, NJ
08902
Phone: 732.214.2965
info@jerseypride.org
Website: www.jerseypride.org
New Jersey Stonewall
Democrats
PO Box 8221 New
Market Station
Piscataway, NJ 08855
Phone: 732.603.0514
info@njstonewalldemocrats.org
www.njstonewalldemocrats.org
Newark- Essex Pride
Phone: 949.350.5437
Website: www.newarkessexpride.org
Queens Pride
P.O. Box 720464
Jackson Heights NY
11372
Phone: 718.728.7599
www.queenspride.org
SPORTS
Garden State Gay
Bowling Organization
(GSGBO)
1 Garfield Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201.321.9084
Meetings: Tuesdays at
9pm @
Nationwide Hudson
Lanes
info@gsgbo.com
www.gsgbo.com
Gay Lesbian Bowlers
of Hudson County
(GLBHC)
Bowlrite Lanes
714 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ
www.glbhc.com
facebook.com/glbhc
TeamNJ
PO BOX 10596
New Brunswick, NJ
08906
Phone: 908.234.1481
teamnj@teamnj.org
www.teamnj.org
SUPPORT
African Asian Latina Lesbians United
(AALLU)
Pride Center of NJ,
1048 Livingston Ave
North Brunswick, NJ
08902
Phone: 732.679.7687
tyaalu@yahoo.com
www.celebratesisterhood.org
Gays, Lesbians and
Friends at Christ
Church
393 Washington Ave.
Belleville, NJ 07109
Phone: 973.751.0616
vicar@christchurchbelleville.org
www.christchurchbelleville.org/jubilee/glbt.
htm
Gays, Lesbians and
Friends at Christ
Church
393 Washington Ave.
Belleville, NJ 07109
Phone: 973.751.0616
vicar@christchurchbelleville.org
www.christchurchbelleville.org/jubilee/glbt.
htm
Parents, Friends, &
Family of Lesbian &
Gays
PO Box 244
Belleville, NJ 07109
Phone: 973.267.8414
pflagwaver@aol.com
Website: www.pflagnorthjersey.org
WELCOMING
CONGREGATIONS
All Nations Lutheran
Church
Welcoming Lutheran
Congregation.
432 Westside Ave.
Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 201.432.1050
Grace Church Van
Vorst
39 Erie St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201.659.2211
office@gracevanvorst.
org
www.gracevanvorst.
org
church.
85 Wayne St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201.432.9319
Website: www.stmatthewsjc.org
Grace Lutheran Church
Welcoming Lutheran
Congregation.
982 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 201.653.5311
Temple Beth-El
The Reform Jewish
Congregation of Jersey
City.
2419 John F Kennedy
Blvd
Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 201.333.4229
Email: bethel@
betheljc.org
www.betheljc.org
Liberation in Truth
Unity Fellowship
Church
47-49 New Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973.424.9555
Website: www.litufc.org
St. John’s Episcopal
Church
1514 Palisade Ave.
Union City, NJ 07087
Phone: 201.348.3966
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
155 North St.
Jersey City, NJ 07307
Website: www.stjohnsjerseycity.homestead.
com
St. Paul the Apostle
Welcoming Roman
Catholic Congregation.
14 Greenville Ave.
Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 201.433.8500
St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church
St. Matthew’s is Jersey
City’s most diverse
Arts /Socials
Art House Productions
PO Box 3264
McWilliams Place,
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201.915.9911
Email: info@arthouseproductions.org
Website: www.arthouseproductions.org
The Attic Ensemble
83 Wayne Street
Jersey City, NJ
07302
Phone: 201.413.9200
Email: info@atticensemble.org
www.atticensemble.
org
Central New Jersey
Gay Men’s Opera
Club
1 John F. Kennedy
Blvd., Apt.11-K
Somerset, NJ 08873
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Phone: 732.249.9034
hagol@msn.com
Chillfest The Mostly Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival
www.chillfest.org
Facebook.com/chillfest
info@chillfest.org
Just Cruising - Women’s
Motorcycle Club
114 Ashurst Lane
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: 609.518.1476
justcruising143@aol.com
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New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay
Havurah
PO Box 2576
Edison, NJ 08818
Phone: 732.650.1010
Email: info@njhav.org
Website: www.njhav.org
Pro Arts Jersey City
344 Grove St., PMB 190
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201.736.7057
proartsjerseycity@earthlink.
net
Website: www.proartsjerseycity.org
The Center for the Performing Arts at
DeBaun Auditorium
5th & Hudson Streets
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 201.216.8937
Email: center@debaun.org
Website: www.debaun.org |
www.njwan.org
BUSINESS
Graphic Design
www.georgefedor.com
georgefedor@gmail.com
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Proud to make a difference
in the communities we serve!
CONGRATULATIONS
to Hudson Pride
for 12 years of serving the community.
www.bjs.com
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LBQwomen
united
LBQ Women United
A support and social group
for lesbian, bisexual and
questioning women,
ages 21 and older:
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Social Activities
Networking
Workshops, and more!
We meet: Every 2nd & 4th
Thursday of the month.
6:00-7:00 P.M.
32 Jones Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 963-4779
www.hudsonpride.org
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Contact:
Monica@hudsonpride.org
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OFFICIALLY HARD is PROUD to work
with HUDSON PRIDE.
Please contact them at (201) 963-4779 and GIVE HARD!!