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Don’t forget that tomorrow night, from 6 – 8 PM at the YWCA, West Branch Pride and Alphabet Soup-LGBTQ+ Support Group are hosting a Friendsgiving Potluck! If you’re unfamiliar with the celebration, it’s a Thanksgiving dinner shared between friends rather than family. Bring a favorite dish or dessert to share. We will provide the turkey […]

Today, November 20th, is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, […]

One kind word can change someone’s entire day! ????

Don’t forget that our West Branch Pride Trivia Night is tomorrow night from 6 – 8 PM at the YWCA. Join us! Bring a friend! It will be hosted with our friends at Lycoming GSA and QSA groups! There will be fun and prizes! Snacks and refreshments will be available for free. https://www.facebook.com/events/1094455045337202

This British commercial came out in 2019 and is still so powerful. The ad, made in support of a UK trans youth organization, shows the heartbreak of being deadnamed over and over before finally being properly addressed. It shows that even 90 seconds of a corporate company’s ad like this one can speak so loudly. […]

We have just four more events for this year! 11/8 Trivia Night 11/22 Friendsgiving Potluck 12/13 Ornament Making… 12/27 White Elephant Bingo Click on the events on this page and mark your calendars! See you there!

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Why is Halloween important to the LGBTQ+ community? Since the early days of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, costume parties have given folks a chance to subvert gender conformity and celebrate authenticity. Read more about the history of this holiday and its importance to the LGBTQ+ community! If you dressed up, feel free to share some […]

Happy Halloween from West Branch Pride!

And speaking of disco, PBS will air a show tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 30, which sounds interesting and will likely contain material of LGBTQ+ inerest. It’s called “The War On Disco” and will explore the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as […]

We had a great painting pumpkins tonight ???? Huge thank you to Fort Muncy Garden Center for donating the pumpkins!! ????❤️????????????????????????

Don’t forget that our next event is tomorrow night Wednesday, October 25 at 6 PM at the YWCA. Come out and join in on the Pumpkin Painting fun! Bring a friend! All the supplies you need for this event will be provided for free. And there will be free snacks and refreshments too! https://www.facebook.com/events/968598834373747

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our West Branch Pride Fall Ball at the Pajama Factory last Saturday night! We had 35 people and it was a big success! Our friends at AIDS Resource and Bald Birds Brewing Company were there to make it special! Special thanks to Kristy Basham, Chris Basham […]

The #wbpfallball is located in the Clerestory space at the Pajama Factory. Go to the front parking lot off of Rose Street and look for the glass doors. The entrance to Clerestory is to the left and is marked. Hope to see you there! https://1l.ink/5NNCPLZ

We are set up and ready for our West Branch Pride Fall Ball! Join us tonight from 7-10 pm! The #wbpfallball is located in the Clerestory space at the Pajama Factory. Go to the front parking lot off of Rose Street and look for the glass doors. The entrance to Clerestory is to the left […]