WSP Pride

08/12/2026

🌈 There's something beautiful happening in Detroit Lakes! We'd love to have you join us in supporting them!

The Detroit Lakes Independent School District No. 22 voted to ban rainbows from school property. (https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/31/detroit-lakes-board-bans-rainbow-flags-school-grounds/)

But Detroit Lakes isn't backing down from love. They're doubling down on it. Detroit Lakes Pride is teaming up with a local church to host a rainbow-making gathering: yard signs, banners, tie-dyed shirts. The goal is simple: no matter where you look in town, you'll see a rainbow and know you're welcome, loved, and seen.

This is exactly the kind of grassroots support that matters most. When institutions pull back, communities show up for each other.

If you're able, please consider chipping in to help cover supplies and maybe some treats for the gathering or other ways to support these kiddos. Rural Minnesota is not always the most welcoming place for our families. Every bit helps turn this gathering into a wave of color across Detroit Lakes.

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https://givebutter.com/detroit-lakes-area-pride

💛🧡💚💙💜 Let's help them fill that town with rainbows.

07/29/2026

We will always be proud to share events like this! Thank you to Clothesline Laundromat and First Presbyterian Church in South Saint Paul for coming together and providing such a helpful opportunity in our community!

The next Laundry Love Free Laundry event is Thursday, August 13th from 5-7. Partnering with First Presbyterian Church of South Saint Paul
Where: Clothesline Laundromat
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE (detergent is included!) See Event Guidelines
This community event is open to everyone—come do your laundry courtesy of our friends at First Presbyterian SSP. Let us help lighten your load. Please share this with anyone who could benefit. See you there!
EVENT GUIDELINES – Please Read
To help things run smoothly and fairly for everyone:
Limit: 2 washers per household.
You must check in with the volunteers to be assigned 2 machines. We do not record names. We will have a Spanish speaking interpreter.
The event ends at 7 PM. Make sure your last load is in the dryer by then.
Stay with your laundry and your household the entire time. Children must be supervised by an adult.
First Presbyterian Church in South Saint Paul

07/29/2026

Hey, Detroit Lakes, we got you from way down here, okay? Policies will never define how incredible you are and don’t forget that.

The meeting on Monday, July 27 included a spirited discussion regarding neutrality, student support and the role board members should play in determining policy regarding politically charged issues.

07/16/2026

We didn’t feel like waiting so we just got ourselves a permit for next year.

We’ll see you again before then. Promise.

07/16/2026

Far be it from us to gloss right over National Hot Dog Day without mentioning our Weiner Sponsors for the second year running!

It takes a lot of dogs to keep y’all fed, and we couldn’t do it without you. Not all heroes wear capes.

07/12/2026

It was a 🔥🔥🔥 day in so many ways yesterday. Thank you to everyone that made it happen!

We had longtime partners like Dip It, Southview Garden Center, Dakota County Library’s Wentworth branch, and Cherokee Park United Church showing up again (just like they always do!) and we had new folks join the fold like Prism Organizing Network, Hamm Clinic, Sierra Club North Star Chapter, and Augustana Lutheran Church West St. Paul, which was so wonderful to see.

Our entertainment lineup of Kiki Joy Latham hosting the whole day with the always perfect Wild Rose Cloggers kicking things off, followed by Dino Panda, Ditty Wish, a special appearance of the West Saint Paul Song, and the most gorgeous drag lineup! (Someone find us a place in WSP that’s ready to host a drag show for us because this community is ready for that!)

We had our sponsors show up in a big way with financial support - shout out to Saint Anne's Episcopal Church, Clothesline Laundromat, Pride Majic, and the always generous Liz Pearson! We also had incredibly generous in kind support in many, many forms from the City of West St. Paul and Eclipse Music.

From our setup crew that showed up at 8am to our teardown crew that finished unloading the U-Haul at 6pm, nobody has volunteers like we do. The smiles, the muscle, and the joy y’all brought all day kept our organizing hearts full and the day running so smoothly. South Saint Paul 4 ALL - special shoutout for recruiting some of these rockstars for us!

We grabbed a few pics below throughout the day, but as always, if you have any you’d like to share with us, feel free to email us at [email protected], drop them below, or send us a message!

Most of all, thank you to everyone that spent even a tiny amount of your day with us. It was hot as blazes and we know you can choose to be anywhere on a Saturday afternoon. The fact that you chose to spend it with us is so greatly appreciated. Thank you for showing your support to the LGBTQ+ community in WSP!

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🤎

07/10/2026

We're so close to celebrating and we cannot wait! We tried to include as much info as we could below to help you plan your visit!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BPj7VGfpt/

07/09/2026

Clothesline Laundromat has been sponsoring WSP Pride for years now, and if you're from around here, you've also very likely seen them deeply involved in other community activities and events, too. It's more than fitting that they reached out to be a Community Sponsor again this year. THANK YOU!

Stop by their booth on Saturday to pick up a $5 off coupon, or bid on the $150 laundry card or basket of El Destino goodies donated by Clothesline. Oh, and hey, tonight is another one of their Free Laundry Events from 5-7PM -- check out their Facebook for more details!