Garden State Equality

Garden State Equality Garden State Equality is New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy and education organization with over 150,000 members.

Founded in 2004, Garden State Equality is New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and q***r/questioning) advocacy and education organization with over 150,000 members. Our mission is to provide quality, innovative community programs and services to meet the needs of LGBTQ individuals in our state and pass pro-equality policies. The Associated Press has celebrated our work, saying “Garden State Equality could be a model for the rest of the country.”

Along with the Coalition for Addiction Recovery Support, we're co-hosting New Jersey's first recovery conference centeri...
06/16/2026

Along with the Coalition for Addiction Recovery Support, we're co-hosting New Jersey's first recovery conference centering LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and Disabled voices next month. If this is an area of interest for you, join us at the free WEAVE Conference on July 9!

📄 Submit a proposal: https://gse.lgbt/weaverfp
🙋 Apply to be a vendor: visit https://gse.lgbt/weavevendor
✍ Register as an attendee: https://gse.lgbt/weave

Join us for a Know Your Rights and Community Storytelling Workshop with the Jersey City Free Public Library next week! R...
06/15/2026

Join us for a Know Your Rights and Community Storytelling Workshop with the Jersey City Free Public Library next week!

Register >> https://gse.lgbt/kyr622

For safety and privacy, full event details will be shared upon registration.

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Jersey Pride is serving lived and legal equality all day and night!!!Thank you to everyone who marched with us in this y...
06/11/2026

Jersey Pride is serving lived and legal equality all day and night!!!

Thank you to everyone who marched with us in this year's Jersey Pride parade in Asbury Park! Pride in our backyard wouldn't have been as amazing as it was without YOU!

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[IDs: Garden State Equality's parade contingent from Jersey Pride 2026 in Asbury Park.]

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A Pride event for youth and families! Join us at Rabbit Hole Farm, a lush oasis in the heart of Newark! Take a tour of t...
06/11/2026

A Pride event for youth and families! Join us at Rabbit Hole Farm, a lush oasis in the heart of Newark! Take a tour of the garden, listen to an LGBTQ+ affirming story time, and have fun with arts and crafts!

WHEN: Sunday, June 28 • 1-4pm
WHERE: Rabbit Hole Farm, 38 Rose Terrace, Newark, NJ

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1. Same info as the caption as well as: "eco art, affirming story time, gardening."

2. 1:30pm: Garden Tour. 2pm Garden Activity. 2:30pm: Story Time. 3pm: Eco Art.]

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Join TransFormation Collective and Garden State Equality's Department of Trans Resiliency on Sunday, July 12 for an in-p...
06/11/2026

Join TransFormation Collective and Garden State Equality's Department of Trans Resiliency on Sunday, July 12 for an in-person workshop in Collingswood. This event will cover knowing your rights and how to use your story effectively in real world advocacy settings! Light refreshments will be provided.

Sign up at https://gse.lgbt/kyr712.

(For safety reasons, the exact location will be shared with register attendees during the week prior to the event.)

We'd like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Equality Ball last Friday! From our ho...
06/11/2026

We'd like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Equality Ball last Friday! From our honorees to our performers to the community members who made the night come alive, we can't do any of our work without you. Thank you!

📸: Tamara Fleming Photography

We are still rallying at the Statehouse TOMORROW in support of the reproductive and trans healthcare provider shield bil...
06/10/2026

We are still rallying at the Statehouse TOMORROW in support of the reproductive and trans healthcare provider shield bill! Join us at 11am in support of this essential legislation.

RSVP >> https://www.mobilize.us/gardenstateequality/event/961612/

WHEN:
Thursday, June 11
Rally: 11am-12:30pm
Assembly Session: 1pm

WHERE:
NJ Statehouse Annex
145 W State St,
Trenton, NJ 08608

[ID: Flyer with the same info as the caption.]

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In response to last-minute concerns suggesting that the reproductive and trans healthcare provider shield bill is incons...
06/10/2026

In response to last-minute concerns suggesting that the reproductive and trans healthcare provider shield bill is inconsistent with the First Amendment, Garden State Equality, alongside a broad coalition of civil and reproductive rights organizations, is issuing the following clarification.

The language in this critical bill was crafted carefully and narrowly to only address harassment and intimidation against healthcare providers and patients and contains the added protection of a severability clause. However, we are also committed to forward movement that aligns with all of our partners in this effort. To this end, we join with them united in ensuring this bill is amended to maintain the intent and integrity of the much-needed protections while satisfactorily addressing First Amendment concerns.

We assure New Jersey’s trans and gender diverse communities that we are undeterred in our commitment to the passage of this bill, which is far more necessary than the particular section that raised this concern.

Our rally will nevertheless go on tomorrow morning at 11 am at the Statehouse to show our continued support for this essential legislation.

https://www.mobilize.us/gardenstateequality/event/961612/

[ID: Thread with the same text as the caption.]

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It takes a huge team to make large events work, and the Equality Ball wouldn't be possible without the support of our ge...
06/04/2026

It takes a huge team to make large events work, and the Equality Ball wouldn't be possible without the support of our generous sponsors! We're so grateful to our Silver sponsors Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Tito's Handmade Vodka, and our Bronze sponsors Atlantic Health System, Hackensack Meridian Health, Merck, Moxie Strategies, and RWJBarnabas Health!

P.S. If you haven't gotten your Equality Ball tickets yet, it's not too late! The event is tomorrow, but you can still get tickets at https://gse.lgbt/ball26!

We are grateful to all of the local leaders and community members who rallied with us Sunday in West Orange to show the ...
06/03/2026

We are grateful to all of the local leaders and community members who rallied with us Sunday in West Orange to show the mayor that Pride can't be washed away. The West Orange community refused to let their town be part of the national trend of municipalities removing pro-equality civic symbols and actions like rainbow crosswalks and flag raisings.

These types of projects and proclamations allow cities to show their residents from marginalized groups they are part of the infrastructure of where they live — literally.

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1. Rally attendees organized in a rainbow based on the color of their shirts.

2. People color in protest signs.

3. Acting Executive Director Brielle speaks during the rally.

4. People speak on the steps of the municipal building. In the foreground, a person sits with a sign leaning against their back that says: "Hate has no home here."

5. Former Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis speaks during the rally.

6. Sign on the steps of town hall that says "We will not be erased."

7. A person speaks during the rally.

8. Out Montclair President Reubena Spence speaks during the rally.

9. Assemblywoman Rosy Bagolie speaks during the rally.]

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