Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance

Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance To grow LGBTQ community and promote Pride in the greater Buffalo Niagara Region.

The new issue of Proud Voice is out!  CHECK IT OUT at WWW.BNPROUD.ORG
10/28/2025

The new issue of Proud Voice is out! CHECK IT OUT at WWW.BNPROUD.ORG

Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance. Check out our magazine, Proud Voice! Summer 2025 issue out NOW! Join us in making pride by the community, for the community.

Thanks to everybody that came out, to our COME OUT! event yesterday. We loved  seeing you. We loved the family vibe.
10/12/2025

Thanks to everybody that came out, to our COME OUT! event yesterday. We loved seeing you. We loved the family vibe.

GENERAL MEETING- ✨Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance✨With the grand success of the big debut in June 2025, the BNPA and its ...
07/10/2025

GENERAL MEETING- ✨Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance✨

With the grand success of the big debut in June 2025, the BNPA and its affiliated groups enjoyed a minor respite to take stock of their accomplishments and spend time with cherished friends and family alike. As quickly as Pride had come and gone was as quickly as the BNPA's members had to diligently return to moving forward with their goals, however.

The latest general meeting discussed the future for Pride in Buffalo and what Pride meant for its community, as well as continuing with building up our digital hub of links and resources, and working out the plans for our exciting second quarterly issue of the BNPA Proud Voice Magazine. The gears never stop turning and we could not be prouder to have such devoted people helping to bring us all even closer together than ever before!

Stay tuned with us to see what's next in the works, and feel free to reach out if you or your organizations would like to learn more about the BNPA and our role in the community!

Q***r Art Exhibit- ✨SUNY at Buffalo✨ Coming back to Buffalo once again after its initial debut success, the University a...
07/10/2025

Q***r Art Exhibit- ✨SUNY at Buffalo✨

Coming back to Buffalo once again after its initial debut success, the University at Buffalo showcases it's "The Language of Magic" exhibit: the crossroads of q***r art, q***r poetry and the occult. Patrons are privy to a tour through history as they learn of the San Francisco Q***r Poetics Renaissance of the 1960's through the lens of its founders. We learn of the Maidens coven: an eccentric group of le***an, gay, and q***r artists alike who would go on to be amongst the most influential players of the large scale poetry movements in the United States, all bound by the tenets of camaraderie, kinship, and a mutual interest in magic and spellwork. The exhibit ran until the end of June and can be visited by special request until mid July by contacting the curator Allison Fraser, PhD. With its continued success and the inspiration it brings, here are hopes the installation returns to us soon.

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance'Finding Pride in a Crazy World'"...We use these experiences as a m...
07/10/2025

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance

'Finding Pride in a Crazy World'

"...We use these experiences as a marker for friendships, we talk about memories of pride past and the joys the entire month brings. We try to take naps in between. We dance to the speaker blasting our q***r tunes and hold hands. We invite family allies to celebrate with us..."

To read more of this article for free in the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance "Proud Voice Magazine", Vol.1, visit us at https://bnproud.org/

Q***r Social Get-Together~✨Pride Inside & La Cultura✨Q***r-BQ 2025!Pride Inside and La Cultura are working together once...
07/10/2025

Q***r Social Get-Together~
✨Pride Inside & La Cultura✨

Q***r-BQ 2025!

Pride Inside and La Cultura are working together once again to host this year's Q***r-BQ- a free picnic-style outdoors social gathering for Buffalo's LGBTQ+ community! With open-air games, fun and all things grilled, come bring your q***r friends, family and found family alike for a fun summertime bash to unwind from the bedlam of life. This is a FREE event thrown for the community as an act of love, so don't be afraid to come on down!

Q***r-BQ 2025 will be hosted on Sunday, July 13th, 3pm-7pm at Five Points Bakery (44 Brayton Street). No fee or cost.

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance'Michael Farrow: One of Buffalo's Premiere Q***r Voices'"...When I’...
07/10/2025

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance

'Michael Farrow: One of Buffalo's Premiere Q***r Voices'

"...When I’m solo, I can control the pace and the intimacy. It’s slower, more vulnerable, more emotional. I can talk about very specific local issues — it’s hyperlocal and direct. But when I’m with the band, it’s about joy. It’s about making a space that feels good to be in..."

To read more of this article for free in the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance "Proud Voice Magazine", Vol.1, visit us at https://bnproud.org/

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance'In Memory of Mickey'"...Tragically, Mickey and his partner Jordan ...
07/10/2025

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance

'In Memory of Mickey'

"...Tragically, Mickey and his partner Jordan were taken too soon, but their vision refuses to fade. This year, we are continuing Intersect in their honor: activating Allen Street with live art, sober spaces, and the same electric inclusivity Mickey demanded. We'll spotlight local q***r talent, just as he did, while pushing forward. more BIPOC artists, more trans creators, more of the uncompromising authenticity of which he lived by..."

To read more of this article for free in the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance "Proud Voice Magazine", Vol.1, visit us at https://bnproud.org/

Community Time Capsule-✨Buffalo Niagara LGBTQ History Project✨🕰️⏳Time Capsule Party⌛🕰️June 7th, 2025~ Front Park welcome...
07/10/2025

Community Time Capsule-✨Buffalo Niagara LGBTQ History Project✨

🕰️⏳Time Capsule Party⌛🕰️

June 7th, 2025~ Front Park welcomed members of WNY's LGBTQ community from all walks of life to participate in the Buffalo Niagara LGBTQ History Project's Time Capsule Party . The time capsule, made in collaboration with renown local artist and activist David Butler, was designed to hold onto cherished mementos that helped patrons evoke a feeling of living their authentic lives within the snapshot of our current time. Intended to be donated to the Madeline Davis Archives at SUNY Buffalo State College - to be opened in 2030 - 30+ members of the local community shared their tales and gave part of their history to the capsule in the hopes that the future finds them well.

To learn more about the History Project and their events, visit them at

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance'Thriving in Sobriety'"...You are not just surviving- you are thriv...
07/10/2025

✨PROUD VOICE MAGAZINE✨ Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance

'Thriving in Sobriety'

"...You are not just surviving- you are thriving. You are reclaiming power and in doing so, you are helping to build a world where LGBTQ+ individuals in recovery are seen, valued and heard..."

To read more of this article for free in the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance "Proud Voice Magazine", Vol.1, visit us at https://bnproud.org/

Buffalo Pride Month- ✨Buffalo Pride Parade✨June 1st, 2025~ The spirit of Pride remains vibrant and unfazed, showing that...
07/10/2025

Buffalo Pride Month- ✨Buffalo Pride Parade✨

June 1st, 2025~

The spirit of Pride remains vibrant and unfazed, showing that Buffalo, NY is ever the bulwark of LGBTQ+ Pride as it's ever been. Trekking down all along Elmwood and Allen Street, the veritable parade of floats, performers, volunteers, friends and family alike marched onward in solidarity to commemorate the fact that we exist and that the future is brighter because of that fact.
✨🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍✨

Credit of all photos and further coverage goes to The Buffalo News. For more information, photos and coverage of the parade, visit them at

Q***r Workshopping and Outreach- ✨PRIDE INSIDE✨An organization conceived during the shutdown years starting in 2020 as a...
07/10/2025

Q***r Workshopping and Outreach- ✨PRIDE INSIDE✨

An organization conceived during the shutdown years starting in 2020 as a means to keep members of the community engaged and together as one, Pride Inside worked to bring leaders and educators alike to the forefront through digital platforms so as to be reached and communicated with in the wake of social distancing. From these digital workshops, members of the community had an unprecedented opportunity to learn from their peers and cohorts in a way that also helped to bridge the gaps caused by protective quarantine measures. As these protocols eased more and more and people have found themselves closer to one another once again, Pride Inside has adapted and evolved with the times, with the aim of continuing to bridge similar gaps that have always been present in the community, with the hope of ensuring we are always within arms length of each other in crisis.

The Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance is honored to represent Pride Inside within our organization as we work alongside them in their mission to help create long lasting bonds and networks between those within the WNY LGBTQ community.

To learn more about their events and organization, visit them at

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