Montclair Pride Center

06/02/2026

If you are going to donate to make a personal and grassroots impact in our local community, please donate for Leo’s return.

A few weeks ago, Leo shared his talent with our community, creating incredible pastries for Faubourg's Flavor of South America event and helping make the Latinos of Montclair tasting such a special day.

Today, he needs our help.

On June 1, Leo was detained by ICE while entering a shopping center in Buffalo, New York. In an instant, a talented pastry chef, friend, and family man was separated from the people who care about him most.

Leo has a pending asylum case, a valid work permit, and a Social Security number. He has worked hard, followed the process, and built a life here.

His family and supporters are raising funds to help cover legal fees, bond, court costs, and emergency support while they work to bring him home.

If you're able to contribute, please consider donating. If you can't, sharing this post can make a real difference.

Leo has given so much to the communities he's been a part of. Let's show up for him now.

Donation here https://gofund.me/b91d1e14d

06/01/2026

Pride month!

A global observance rooted in the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, when q***r and trans New Yorkers resisted a police raid on the Stonewall Inn. Pride is both a celebration of how far we've come and a protest against how far we still have to go.

This month:
- attend as many flag raisings and pride events as you can.
- Keep learning about our history.
- Avoid profit based, rainbow washed apparel from corporations and businesses, and support local LGBTQ+-owned businesses.
- Keeping our money in our community this month is a form of resistance!
- Hire q***r and trans staff

05/28/2026

Great news!

The New Jersey Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at protecting abortion seekers and transgender healthcare patients, along with their medical providers, from legal and in-person threats, a move that comes nearly years after the bill’s supporters first introduced the measure.

Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to ensure this bill introduced and passed. We are in deep debt to you!

The New Jersey Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at protecting abortion seekers and transgender healthcare patients, along with their medical providers, from legal and in-person threats, a move that comes nearly years after the bill’s supporters first introduced the measure. The bill would cre...

05/21/2026

Mark your calendars for our new program series - Q***r Family Meetup, where we create space for q***r and trans parents, caregivers, children, and chosen family members to gather in community.

Whether you’re raising little ones, building your family, or simply looking to connect with others who understand the beauty and uniqueness of q***r family life, this gathering is for you.

Come enjoy conversation, connection, shared experiences, and community in an affirming and inclusive environment.

First one is Sunday, June 28th, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, at Edgemont Park.

Bring your blanket and chairs. We have some surprises in store!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/q***r-family-meet-up

05/16/2026

We are at Reach Out Montclair’s 4th Annual Family Health Fair, at the Wally Choice Community Center, 45 Maple Ave, Montclair. Things are just getting started and we are here until 2pm.

Come get tested and screened, connect with orgs who provide gender-affirming care as well as general health providers, all for free! No insurance needed.

Whole Foods are here with great food donations also.

05/14/2026

So very proud of our friend and Advisory Committee member, Simone Kraus, for her tireless advocacy and for again testifying, this time before the Senate Health Committee, helping move this important bill forward. 👏👏👏

A heartfelt thank you as well to everyone who has been doing the hard, often thankless work over the long haul to make progress possible — especially our friends at Garden State Equality, and in particular Lauren Albrecht, for their unwavering leadership and dedication.

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/14/bill-to-shield-transgender-patients-medical-providers-moves-closer-to-final-ok/

05/13/2026

Join us and the Montclair Public Library for Teen Pride Bingo, and get ready to party with your friends, because our favorite bingo hostess with the mostest is back for another night of fabulous fun!

Ages 12-18

Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Registration required.

registration link: https://bccls.libcal.com/event/16630657

05/13/2026

TONIGHT!

Join the NAACP Center for Health Equity and the NAACP Youth & College Division for a critical discussion on Youth Mental Health. The Wellness Blueprint is an engaging webinar designed for youth, educators, parents, community leaders, and advocates who serve on the front lines of support.

With young people experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, and emotional strain, this moment demands more than awareness — it calls for action.

This session provides a practical roadmap for shifting from crisis response to holistic prevention. Participants will gain accessible tools and strategies to strengthen youth mental wellbeing across schools, homes, and communities.

05/11/2026

Join us on Sunday, May 31 for our New Jersey Keys to Tenancy kick-off event! 🏠

Get to know your rights and your neighbors with a tenants rights presentation, a panel and Q&A with local professionals and a mixer with food and refreshments! Be one of the first 50 to register for a free book!

Learn more about New Jersey Keys to Tenancy and register at montclairlibrary.org/njkeys