JASMYN: Building Safe Futures for LGBTQ Youth
JASMYN (Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network) has long been a lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth in Northeast Florida.
Jax Pride All Year: Why Visibility Doesn’t End in October
Jacksonville lives Proudly every day!
Elevate It: A New Era of Pride in the 2020s
The 2020s began with global disruption as the COVID-19 pandemic forced Pride organizations everywhere to pause.
Empower It: The Rebirth of Pride in the 2010s
By 2010, the spirit of Pride had gone quiet—but not for long.
Grow It: Pride, Plague, and Perseverance in the 1990s
The 1990s brought both progress and profound grief.
Build It: The Rise of LGBTQ+ Organizing in the 1980s
As LGCAJ grew into its own in the 1980s, it became a powerful umbrella for a variety of grassroots initiatives.
Dream It: The Roots of Pride in Jacksonville (1970s–1980s)
It all begins with an idea. The birth of LGBTQIA+ Pride in Jacksonville.