MS CAPITAL CITY PRIDE 2020
Capital City Pride Founders:
Tyler Griffing: Sponsorship Coordinator and One Mississippi liaison
Lucas Posey: Public Relations Coordinator
Ashlee Pitts: Events Co-Coordinator
Cody Shumaker: Events Co-Coordinator
The festival originally scheduled to take place on October 16-17, 2020, had to be postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
2020 Events
July 11, 2020:
“United in Pride: A Virtual Statewide Pride Event” featuring Celebrity Guests Chi Chi LaRue, Detox, and Jade Jolie; and local drag performers Catastrophe Knight, N’spire & N’Ergy, Justice Tyana Taylor, Zanny Ex, Thee One G No E “Regi”, Adonis Addicktion Delorean, Frankie Fontaine, and Sa’Mya.
Sponsored by ACLU of Mississippi, PFLAG, HRC of Mississippi, Pride Resource Center, Gulf Coast Equality Council, and MS Capital City Pride.
United In Pride 2020
Highlighted events of 2020
September 36, 2020
The openly gay Mrs. Mississippi title holder, Shanavia Graise, joined us at Bar 3911 to register voters.
Mississippi Proud Merch
Sale of MS Capital City Pride's Mississippi Proud merch helped support events throughout the year.
October 2020
October 2020
Cody and Tyler selling raffle tickets at Bar 3911 for the Coach Bag giveaway on December 5, 2020, at the World AIDS Day Dinner.
December 5, 2020:
World AIDS Day Dinner, Drag Show, Silent Auction, and Raffle Giveaway benefiting Grace House Services took place on this day at Hal & Mal’s. Erin Steele hosted, and performances were given by Courtney Cruise, Geeyonce Iluminati, Ke'Charra Illuminati, K'Juwaravon Kreshe St. James, Brooklyn A. Steele, and Madyson A. Steele.
On December 31, MS Capital City Pride presented a check for $19,000 to Grace House!
Sponsors included LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi, Beth Israel, WBA Architecture, Eventful, My Brother's Keper, RevClaims, Beacon, Bar 3911, Nouveau Hair, and Merck.