The YES! Coalition is interested in making ourselves known, not only to the LGBTQQ/SGL community, but also to LGBTQQ/SGL friendly families who may be seeking a progressive-minded spiritual home. You can help!

We Need Your Help!

Our outreach efforts depend on volunteers who are willing to show up and be visible as people of faith who affirm the LGBTQQ/SGL community.

1. Sign-up for our email mailing list to learn about outreach opportunities that you and/or your faith community or LGBTQQ/SGL-affirming organziation can participate in.

2. Our outreach postcard is available for distribution:

in your congregation (a simple way to show your welcome)
in coffee shops, bars, grocery stores and other neighborhood gathering places (reaching seekers who may be looking for a spiritual home)
at community events that you or your congregation may attend
to friends, family, colleagues, or others who may be interested in the YES! Coalition

To obtain more postcards, please contact us!

3. Make sure your congregation's or organization's listing in the Guide to Welcoming Congregations is up-to-date and includes enough information for seekers to get to know your community.

Outreach Research Center

Spring: Philly Black Gay Pride (Philadelphia, PA); Liberty Transgender Conference (Philadelphia, PA); Mt. Airy Day (NW Philadelphia, PA); Equality Forum and National Equality Rally (Philadelphia, PA); New Hope Celebrates (Bucks County, PA)

Summer: Jersey Pride (Asbury Park, NJ); Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (Philadelphia, PA); Philadelphia GLBT Arts Festival (Philadelphia, PA); Philly Pride Parade and Festival (Philadelphia, PA); Pride Festival of Central PA (Central PA); Philadelphia QFest (Philadelphia, PA); Lancaster Pride (Lancaster County, PA); Reading Pride Celebration (Berks County, PA); Pride in the Park (Lehigh Valley, PA)

Fall: Philly Fringe Fest (Philadelphia, PA); Delaware Pride (Newark, DE); Capital Rainbowfest (Trenton, NJ); Outfest (Philadelphia, PA)

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Outreach Opportunities

Please contact us with your ideas for more community events! We can also use your help passing along deadlines as they become available. Thanks!

Philadelphia Black Gay Pride

Philadelphia, PA
April 19-25, 2010
www.phillyblackpride.org/vendors.php
Deadlines: Still pending

Mt Airy Day

Mt Airy, PA (NW Philadelphia, PA)
May 1, 2010 (rain date May 2, 2010)
More information: http://mtairyday.webs.com/venderinfo.htm
Application: www.yescoalitionphilly.org/fileadmin/news/Mt_Airy_Day_App-Jan_2010.doc
Deadlines: postmarked by April 1, 2010 (later as space allows)

Equality Forum - Sunday OUT! Street Festival

The Piazza in Northern Liberties (Philadelphia, PA)
May 2, 2010
www.equalityforum.com/2010/vendors.cfm
Deadlines: Early Bird Deadline is April 9, 2010

New Hope Celebrates Pride

New Hope (Bucks County, PA)
May 13-15, 2010
www.newhopecelebrates.com/newhopepride
Deadlines: Still pending

Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference

Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, PA)
June 3-5, 2010
www.trans-health.org
Deadlines: March 15, 2010 for workshop proposals
Contact chris (at) transfaithonline (dot) org ASAP is you are interested in hosting a special speaker on transgender concerns on, or around the conference.
If you are planning special transgender themed activities during or around the conference, contact chris (at) trans-health (dot) org to get listed on the PTHC website.

Jersey Pride

New Jersey
June, 2010
www.jerseypride.org
Deadlines: Still pending

Philadelphia Pride Day

Center City (Philadelphia, PA)
June 13, 2010
phillypride.org
Deadlines: Still pending

Lancaster Pride

Buchanan Park (Lancaster, PA)
June 19, 2010
lancasterpride.com
Deadlines: Still pending

Philadelphia QFest

July 8-19, 2010
For more information, visit www.qfest.com

Reading Pride Celebration

Centre Park (Berks County, PA)
July 18, 2010
www.readingpridecelebration.com
Deadlines: Still pending

Pride of Central Pennsylvania Unity Parade and Festival

Riverfront Park (Harrisburg, PA)
July 24, 2010
www.prideofcentralpa.org
Deadlines: June 30, 2010 or a late fee applies

Philadelphia OutFest

Center City (Philadelphia, PA)
October 10, 2010
phillypride.org
Still pending

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