The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection

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The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection Our mission is to create spaces for connection, community, education and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people, our allies, and our neighbors. Donate Today!
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https://www.7riverslgbtq.org/donate
https://a.co/0nWU8bG Our vision is to be a leader in the Seven Rivers Region in bringing pride, equity, and social justice to the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.

Hex Appeal: A Wicked Drag RevueFriday, October 30 at The Root Notehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hex-appeal-a-wicked-drag-...
10/15/2026

Hex Appeal: A Wicked Drag Revue
Friday, October 30 at The Root Note

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hex-appeal-a-wicked-drag-revue-tickets-2001886704021

Get ready for a night of glamour, frights, and Halloween magic at Hex Appeal: A Wicked Drag Revue! Join us at The Root Note for an evening featuring some of the region’s most captivating drag performers, spooky surprises, and community fun.

Doors and bar open at 6:00 PM and the show beginning at 7:00 PM.

The evening will feature performances from local favorites, including the stunning Bullinda Chinashoppe and your hilarious host, Kathy Kalamity, serving up comedy throughout the night (not a drag performance, but plenty of laughs). We're also excited to welcome Ozy the Bard, 1st runner-up of La Crosse Pride, for a special tip spot performance.

Rounding out the cast are a bewitching lineup of talented entertainers: Sage Umbra, Odessa Brat, and Mor Glamazon G Davenport, bringing plenty of spooky, sexy, and spellbinding energy to the stage.

Come dressed to impress because we'll be holding a Halloween costume contest with prizes for the best looks of the night. Plus, take your chances on our Halloween raffle baskets, with proceeds benefiting The Center.

18+ event

Tickets are $20. Don’t miss out! Our last show sold out quickly!

Come join us at our Zine Club today at The Center! Join us at 6pm for a low-stakes gathering to learn, express yourself,...
10/15/2026

Come join us at our Zine Club today at The Center! Join us at 6pm for a low-stakes gathering to learn, express yourself, and create Zines! Learn about the history, make your own, and come create community. We hope to see you today!

Join us for a family-oriented mutual aid event! We will have music, poetry, crafts, light refreshments, vendors, raffles...
10/14/2026

Join us for a family-oriented mutual aid event! We will have music, poetry, crafts, light refreshments, vendors, raffles, story times, and an enchanted drag show for all ages on Friday, October 23rd from 4pm-7pm!

We are looking for donations of:
- Gently used kids costumes
- bags of candy
- pumpkins
- carving kits
- canned goods: soups, chili, veggies, beans, etc.

Donations drop off locations:
• Oh Oh Coffee
• YWCA at the Reach Center
• The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection

We have quite a bit happening today, right here at The Center!10am-3pm free mini pride flags to celebrate National Comin...
10/13/2026

We have quite a bit happening today, right here at The Center!

10am-3pm free mini pride flags to celebrate National Coming Out Day,

12pm-2pm Pride in Work: Career Building Workshops,

No Self Defense.

The Center is located at 230 6th Street S in La Crosse, come say hi!

The Center is closed on Monday, October 12th for Indigenous Peoples Day. Here's a look at the week ahead!
10/12/2026

The Center is closed on Monday, October 12th for Indigenous Peoples Day. Here's a look at the week ahead!

Today is National Coming Out Day! National Coming Out Day began in 1988, focusing on a basic form of activism of coming ...
10/11/2026

Today is National Coming Out Day! National Coming Out Day began in 1988, focusing on a basic form of activism of coming out to family, friends and colleagues and living openly as an LGBTQ+ person.

While we recognize not everyone has the space to come out, please know you are loved and welcome at The Center as you are! Come celebrate with us on October 13th during our open hours, 10am-3pm, and grab a small pride flag. We have a variety of identities to choose from, available while supplies lasts!

Game Night meets today at 2pm in the River City Hobbies Basement! Bring your own games or enjoy the games provided. Come...
10/11/2026

Game Night meets today at 2pm in the River City Hobbies Basement! Bring your own games or enjoy the games provided. Come say hi and hang out!

At La Crosse Pride, we feature our previous winners of the La Crosse Pride Pageant! Thank you to all the formers for han...
10/10/2026

At La Crosse Pride, we feature our previous winners of the La Crosse Pride Pageant! Thank you to all the formers for hanging out with us during Pride Weekend - we had a great time!

Our La Crosse Pride Pageant has been happening for 12 years, formerly named So You Think You Can Drag. Other similar pageants have been held in the area, and ours began exclusively as a fundraiser for The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection. The winner was based on total fundraising score, along with talent. Now, the contestants have to score in Fundraising, Question & Answer, Pride Wear and Talent in order to win. With these additional categories, our pageant also qualifies the winner to compete at the Club Wisconsin Pageantry. Our pageant also used to crown a Mr and Miss, but after Covid-19, the change was made to only crown one winner once the pageant begun again.

La Crosse Pride Pageant Winners:
2026
Miss Aza Icon

2025
Miss Stacy Lamour

2024
Miss Jayda Versace

2023
Mx. Bullinda Chinashoppe

2022
Miss Reignyn Khaos

2019
Mr. Tenacious Eddie
Miss Devine Intervention

2018
Mr. Lance Luster
Miss Cendel Clyne

2017
Mr. Luis Fatale
Miss-Sapphire

2016
Mr. Aries Fatale
Miss Allota Shots

2015
Mr. Caleb Clyne
Miss Isabella Richards

2014
Mr. Nikoli Clyne
Miss Tammy Whynott-Breeze

PC: Sarah Kay Photography

Out & Adventurous is going to Corn Maze today at 3:30pm! We will decide as a group when we get there which maze we want ...
10/10/2026

Out & Adventurous is going to Corn Maze today at 3:30pm! We will decide as a group when we get there which maze we want to do. The park closes at 6:45 so we have plenty of time to explore!

Please dress for the temperature to get colder as the sun goes down and wear good walking shoes one of the mazes is almost 4 miles long!

Happy 10-year anniversaries to Aries Fatale and Allota Shots! They both won our La Crosse Pride Pageant in 2016!PC: Sara...
10/09/2026

Happy 10-year anniversaries to Aries Fatale and Allota Shots! They both won our La Crosse Pride Pageant in 2016!

PC: Sarah Kay Photography

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230 6th Street S
La Crosse, WI
54601

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm

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