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Peoria Proud encourages and supports diversity and equity throughout the Greater Peoria Area.

Peoria Proud is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes diversity and equity throughout the Greater Peoria Area through education, advocacy, and social outreach. The coalition seeks to unify the community as a whole through advocacy, education and social outreach. Our mission statement is supported by our goals which are:

• Build and maintain our organization to a level that ensures we have resources; in the form of information, funds, staff, and supporters to progress in our work with the greatest possible effect

• Ensure that our vision, message, and full support are accessible to the broadest range of ethnic and cultural communities

• Empower the youth in our community by offering safe spaces to learn and grow, fostering leadership skills and providing the tools necessary to be successful in their future

• Maintain an organization that encourages the active participation and support of all people who share our Mission and Values in order to help us achieve our goals.

• Provide venues and opportunities for individual and community growth.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community partners to further broaden and strengthen the services and support that our organizations bring to the community.

10/21/2026

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender nonconforming people. Together, we can transform society to celebrate people’s multiple, intersecting identities.

Source: https://pronouns.org/day

Image Description: Peach background with text that says International Pronouns Day and then tags that say "He/His, She/Her, They/Them" underneath.

10/19/2026

Your health matters!

10/17/2026

We are almost ready for Trunk or Treat at 3pm!! We'll be here til 5! Right across from the Corn Stock theater at Bradley Park!

10/15/2026

In this beautiful, bold board book, children will learn all about Spirit Day and its mission to stop bullying.

Put on a purple shirt. It’s Spirit Day! Today’s a day to be super-kind and stand up to bullying. Because everyone has a right to feel safe.

Spirit Day is an annual LGBTQ awareness day established in 2010 to rally people against bullying. Spirit Day reinforces the importance of kindness, while also providing young readers with strategies to be a supportive friend. Published and created in partnership with GLAAD, this book aims to accelerate LGBTQ inclusivity and acceptance.

Source: https://littlebeebooks.com/books/spirit-day

Image Description: Book cover featuring different people with a pride flag in the bottom left corner. Text reads Spirit Day A Book About Spreading Joy Art By Joy Yang

10/13/2026

This MONTH in LGBTQ History...

• The Society for Human Rights—the first known U.S. gay rights organization—was founded in Chicago by Henry Ge**er.
• 1973: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed homosexuality from its official manual of mental disorders.
• 1978: Openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk was assassinated (on November 27, though October marks significant periods of his activism and political impact).
• 1987: The AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed publicly on the National Mall in Washington, D.C..
• 2010: The federal policy "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was officially repealed (signed into law/ruling phases around late 2010).
• 2017: Danica Roem was elected as the first openly transgender state legislator seated in U.S. history in Virginia.

Image Description: Pride flag shaped heart behind text that says "This Week in LGBTQ History". Various hands at the bottom holding different Pride flags.

10/12/2026

Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October (falling on October 12, 2026) to honor Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian peoples, their cultures, and their histories.

Image Description: Dark reddish brown background with native artistic border on top and bottom. Text reads: October 12, 2026 Indigenous People's Day. Today we honor the history, resilience, and rich cultures of indigenous communities. May we continue to learn, respect, and uplift their voices.

10/11/2026

National Coming Out Day exists to promote a safe, inclusive and loving world where LGBTQ+ people can live truthfully, openly and without fear. As the internet has become an integral part of our lives, it often holds a critical role in the coming out process, especially for LGBTQ+ youth who can receive affirming support and grow into themselves in online spaces without judgement. It is absolutely critical to practice internet safety and put you or your child’s mental health first, but engaging with welcoming LGBTQ+ online spaces can show us we are worthy of respect and celebration. Coming out is still so powerful—our stories, our identities and our experiences give us collective strength.

Source: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-celebrates-national-coming-out-day-and-the-impact-of-affirming-online-communities

Art is resistance. Every piece of work in this gallery is a story and when our voices come together, we send a clear message: We will not be silenced.

Source: https://www.hrc.org/our-work/stories/national-coming-out-day-art-exhibition

Image Description: Group of q***r people embracing and showing love. Rainbow in the top left corner and text that reads Oct 11 National Coming Out Day

Address

2112 E. War Memorial Drive
Peoria, IL
61614

Website

http://peoriaproud.org/

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