Announcing the 2017 Pride Campaign #PrideIs
This Pride Month, Hetrick-Martin Institute is asking you to empower LGBTQ youth by joining the #PrideIs campaign. Together we can build a better tomorrow for LGBTQ youth! When we all share our pride and invest in building the potential of young people, our world is more vibrant and we all benefit!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT: Now through June 30th, every dollar donated is matched by our partners PARC Foundation & Roddick Foundation, doubling your donation – and your impact – for LGBTQ youth.
#PrideIs artwork by Baron von Fancy.
Special thanks to our Pride Partners: American Eagle Outfitters and AOL. Photography of Whoopi Goldberg, Daniel Newman, and HMI youth members – photo credit: Gino DePinto, AOL.
Watch the Video
HMI is proud to announce #PrideIs ambassadors: Whoopi Goldberg, Daniel Newman, Zachary Quinto, and Betty Who! Join them in the campaign to celebrate Pride and empower LGBTQ youth. Use #PrideIs on social media and scroll down for more ways to help! If you want to reach more people to help promote this event, and any LGBTQ event, you can use companies such as https://growthoid.com/ to help promote your social media links./p>
#PrideIs Supporting LGBTQ Youth. Donate Today!
HMI creates safe spaces where young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, can be their authentic selves while they learn and grow. Help HMI continue to provide a comprehensive package of services that foster healthy youth development by donating today.
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT: Now through June 30th, 2017 every dollar donated is matched by our partners PARC Foundation & Roddick Foundation, doubling your donation – and your impact – for LGBTQ youth.
Create Your Own #PrideIs Poster
Finish the phrase “#PrideIs ___” and tell us what pride means to you. Snap a pic and post to social media using #PrideIs to show your pride and support for LGBTQ youth and the LGBTQ community.
Create Your Own #Pridels Video
Just as with creating your own #Pridels poster, film a video and finish the phrase “#PrideIs ___”, tell us what pride means to you. Post it for all your Twitter or TikTok followers to see, perhaps using a growth service as well to spread it further. Don’t forget to use the #PrideIs hashtag to show your pride and support for LGBTQ youth and the LGBTQ community. Your support for the community could prove vital for their confidence to be out and about, and most importantly make them happy! Social media management and growth services (for instance, Tokupgrade) can provide overall managed services for your TikTok account and, in turn, help out in spreading the word as well.
Sign Up for the Online Campaign on Thunderclap
Photos by Gino DePinto, Aol
In just a few clicks, you can add your name to the campaign and spread a message of pride & hope to thousands. Click below to sign up and use your voice for a good cause! Sign up before June 23 to help us empower LGBTQ youth!
Loud & Proud
#PrideIs with HMI Youth Members
Photography by Gino DePinto, AOL
#PrideIs Gallery Wall
Post your photo on social using #PrideIs and you could see yourself in our gallery!
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Other Ways to Celebrate Pride with HMI
Join us in Asbury Park on June 17:
Bring Your #PrideIs Sign to Your Local Pride March
HMI will have a strong presence at each of the Pride events below. To join us our group for any of these events, contact Jermaine Ellis at jellis@hmi.org.
Brooklyn Pride – Saturday, June 10, 2017
Harlem, NY Pride – Saturday, June 24, 2017
Queens, NY Pride – Sunday June 4, 2017
Staten Island, NY Pride – Saturday, May 20, 2017
NYC Youth Pride – Saturday, June 24, 2017
NYC Pride – Sunday, June 25, 2017
Newark, NJ – Sunday, July 16, 2017
In Loving Memory: Gilbert Baker
This Pride we also honor the memory of the creator of The Pride Flag, Gilbert Baker. He was a radical activist and a true visionary who helped show the world what Pride looks like. The flag that Gilbert created is now seen all over the world. A lot of people even have the flag around their houses, with some people hanging them on a large flagpole outside their homes. That just shows how far Pride has come. In 2016, Gilbert visited our program space in NYC (pictured above) to meet with HMI youth members and inspire the next generation of artists and community leaders!
