Berks Lgbtq+ Business Alliance

10/24/2025

Now more than ever it’s important to make your voice heard. Whether you are a member of the community, and ally, or someone you love is being affected by all this. Stand up and join these amazing organizations in Harrisburg.

Will we be seeing you at the Rally & March for LGBTQ+ Equal Rights and Equal Care?

Join dozens of LGBTQ+ organizations who have come together in for a Loud, Proud, Joyous and Peaceful protest where we will be demanding that our local, state, and federal government leaders take action to:

- Protect Access to LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare
- Pass Legislation That Will Protect LGBTQ+ People From Discrimination and Harm
- Ensure Equal Rights Under Law

1pm: March around the PA Capitol Complex
2pm: Rally on the Capitol Steps

Visit https://linktr.ee/ERECPA for more information

08/30/2024

We were honored to be present at the grand opening. Congrats to Novus Medical Services. We look forward to continued partnership.

Novus Medical Services, a leading LGBTQ+-owned and affirming sexual health organization, celebrated the grand opening of its newest clinic in Reading, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday afternoon. The event marked the official opening of Novus’ sixth clinic in Eastern Pennsylvania, further...

07/08/2024

Don't forget. It's your last chance to order your "Q***r Berks" T-shirt for pick up at the Berks Pride Fest. Orders close 7/9/24 @11:59 pm. Limited quantities will be available, so order yours now and ensure you get one.

https://www.readingpridecelebration.org/store

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07/04/2024

Have a safe & happy Independence Day.

06/26/2024

Excited to announce that as requested, the “Q***r Berks” T-shirt will now also be available in black.

Order yours today in black or white, orders must be received by July 9 11:59pm. Shirts will be available for pick up at the 18th annual Berks Pride Fest.

Link for black shirt’s: https://square.link/u/6uNErIQQ

Link for white shirt’s: https://square.link/u/kftjdeMp

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06/24/2024

Pre-sales are now open for our “Q***r Berks” t-shirts. Pre-sales close on July 9th 11:59 pm so place your order now. Shirts will be available for pick up at our booth at Berks Pride Fest. You must pre-order to guarantee a shirt.

https://square.link/u/kftjdeMp

Festival info & discounted advance ticket’s can be found at this link. https://www.eventeny.com/events/berkspridefest24-7080/

06/20/2024

Calling all volunteers. Volunteer applications are now live. Volunteers like you make the PRIDE festival possible. The are many ways to help the week leading up to the festival, day of & day after. A few hours can help make this our best festival ever.

Click or copy & paste link for details. https://www.eventeny.com/events/volunteer/?id=7080&type=all

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06/19/2024

Will your business or organization be at the 18th annual Berks PRIDE Fest? Vendor & Sponsor applications close on June 30th or when we run out of space, whichever comes first. You don’t want to miss this festival. Click or copy & paste link to sign up.

https://www.eventeny.com/events/berkspridefest24-7080/

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06/13/2024

It’s Pride month, and as we see businesses all across America turn everything into a rainbow, we remind you of rainbow washing. All the Pride colors are pretty, but be aware they don’t all support us, some are just taking advantage of the moment and looking for LGBTQ+ 💵. So we challenge you to ask? Do your homework and ensure they do support. If they are local to Berks county, taking our “Safe Space” pledge doesn’t cost them anything, and you will notice they proudly display that decal in their window if they’ve taken it. Over 200 local businesses have taken the pledge since we started.

If they want to be more involved they can also join the alliance and take advantage of the benefits and really show their support. Invite them to check out our website www.berkslgbtqba.org not having the decal doesn’t mean they don’t support, they may just not know.

Don’t be fooled by all the rainbows. Be an informed customer. Every year that we let them get away with it, it just gets worse. Just watch all the rainbows & fake support disappear on July 1st.