MS CAPITAL CITY PRIDE 2022
Executive Director: Jason McCarty.
Board: Lucas Posey (Chair), Kim Lewis (Chair-Elect), Ashlee Pitts (Secretary), Brandi Westbrook (Treasurer), Tyler Griffing, Sherry Cothern, Kim Robinson, Fabian Nelson, Merry Barnes, Wiley Smith.
Planning Committee: Allie Martin, Cody Shumaker, Danny Tovar, Edgar Meyer, Jacob Thomas, Kathy Clem, Julie Craft, Robin McGehee, Mark Peyton, Max Martin, Merry Barnes, Richard Mack, Robin Carter, Sharon Alicia Simmons, Stan Nichols, Topher Thomas, Wiley Smith, Will Parish.
It’s Pride Y’all 2022: “coming home with Pride”
Grand Marshals: Rob Hill and Jazielle Noelle Braxton.
September 29, 2022: Sordid Lives movie screening and talk back with select cast members. Del Shores, Rosemary Alexander, and Newell Alexander at Millsaps College.
September 30, 2022: VIP and Sponsor Kick-Off Party with DJ Citizen Jane at The Faulkner.
October 1, 2022: RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar Roxxxy Andrews and comedic legend Rita Brent Comedy live at Two Mississippi Museums; Official Afterparty at Metro 2.0.
October 1, 2022: Rainbow Run 5k: This amazing race moved to downtown Jackson starting and ending at the Eudora Welty Library.
October 2, 2022: RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar Silky Nutmeg Ganache and international Queen of Bounce music Big Freedia live at Two Mississippi Museums.
Local Performers from October 1-2:
“Our Local Divas Drag Show” Hosted by Sophia Buttercup: Love Latonia, Alexis Santee, Royaltie D. Kreshe, Ka’Myah L. Tymes, Syntorian Davenport, Christian P. Steele, Mercedes E. L’Oreal, Jaleigha DaVinci Ravor, Prodigy, Shaun Porsha Ravor Black, and Tennia Addicktion.
“Friends of Pride Drag Show” Hosted by Love Latonia: Love Latonia, Seraphina, Cora Bleu, Za’Marion Mason, Mercedes E. L’Oreal, Avia Kreshe, Javone Mason, Keymyah Dupress, Sasha Black, Syntorian Davenport, Ka'miyah L'Oreal Tymes, and Ares Royale.
Music: Amelia Haydel, Phantom Mile, Beat Temptation, Shawn Williams, and Passing Parade.
Other Calendar Events:
January 10, 2022: Monthly Trivia continues at Barrelhouse throughout the year
February 25, 2022: Second Annual Mardi Gras Gala, “A Royal Affair” at Duling Hall, hosted by Gia Giavanni, featuring performances by Josalyn Royale, Mercedes L’Oreal, Ka'miyah L'Oreal Tymes, Love Latonia, and Courtney Cruise.
March 19, 2022: Drag Brunch at EcoShed, with performances by Sonika Boom, Love Latonia, Keymiyah Dupree, and Seraphina.
March 21-25, 2022: For National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, MSCCP partnered with National Coalition for LGBTQ Health and Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center to provide programs every day of the week, such as Mental Health & Recovery Support Group,
HIV and PrEP, Transgender Health, Racism and Stigma Conversation, and LGBTQ Aging.
April 9, 2022: Drag Brunch at EcoShed, hosted by Love Latonia, with performances by Tiffany Taylor Avery, Porsha Meh’Ariah Armani, Malaysia R. Black, and Savanna C. Sanchez.
May 21, 2022: Drag Brunch at EcoShed, hosted by Love Latonia, with performances by Ka'miyah L'Oreal Tymes, Betty Essem, Syntorian Davenport, Cora Bleu, and Doninique Davenport Mason.
June 6, 2022: Coffee Event at Broad Street Bakery & Cafe
June 12, 2022: Bowling Night at Highball Lanes
June 25, 2022: Gayrage Sale at Duling Hall.
June 25, 2022: Southern Health Alliance Unity Festival and Block Party, Duling Street.
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the HIV Information and Prevention Services (HIPS) Program at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, the U=U Mississippi Outreach Project of Prevention Access Campaign (PAC), and Mississippi Capital City Pride (MCCP) collaborated and observed National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) by hosting the Southern Health Alliance Unity Festival (S.H.A.U. Fest).
June 26, 2022: Drag Brunch at the Summit and in partnership with Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity, hosted by Love Latonia, with performers Keke Fox, Mercedes L’Oreal, Ka'miyah L'Oreal Tymes, and special guests Gloria Trevi, Amore Rayon Cano, and Katie.
June 28, 2022: Mississippi Museum of Art Queer Gallery Show.
November 20, 2022: Transgender Day of Remembrance at Summit Belhaven for a memorial service and reception.
December 2, 2022: During Capital City Lights, MS Capital City Pride’s Block Party and Drag Show on Capitol Street is hosted by Love Latonia featuring drag performers Ares Royale, Ka'miyah L'Oreal Tymes, and Jaleigha Da Vinci Ravor, followed by a watch party second episode of We’re Here.
December 3, 2022: The 4th Annual World Aids Day Gala at Hal & Mal’s featuring a burlesque show as a benefit for Grace House Services, followed by a dance party.
2022 GRAND MARSHALS
Rob Hill and Jazielle Noelle Braxton
Rob Hill is the Mississippi State Director of Human Rights Campaign, and possesses over ten years of leadership in parish ministry-ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and has over ten years of leadership of a civil rights advocacy nonprofit. He has community involvement working with interfaith and ecumenical collaborations, is successful fundraising efforts in multiple settings, and has experience counseling individuals in parish and clinical settings concerning their spiritual and emotional needs. He has been a tireless and constant advocate for LGBTQ+ and minority rights in Mississippi and beyond.
Jazielle Noelle Braxton works as a motivational and informational speaker to denounce stigma of black transgender women of color in churches, in healthcare, and in the community. In 2017, she received the Connie Norman Advocacy Award from APAIT for her steadfast commitment to the well-being of the transgender community and was honored with Media Advocacy Miss Congeniality recognition.
IT'S PRIDE Y'ALL 2022: "COMING HOME WITH PRIDE" Sponsors
Thank you to all our sponsors for It's Pride Y'all 2022!
AARP of Mississippi * Absolut * ACLU of Mississippi * Avita Pharmacy * Barrelhouse * Burns & Associates, PLLC * Change the Pattern * Club Couture City Lights * Crawdad Hole * Eagle Express Federal Credit Union * Entergy * Gilead Sciences * Good Samaritan Center * Highland Village * Homewood Suites by Hilton * Human Rights Campaign - Mississippi * Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity * Jackson Area Federal Credit Union * Leaf Filter Gutter Protection * LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi * Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC * Metro 2.O * Mississippi Harm Reduction Initiative * Mississippi Museum of Art * Mississippi Positive Network * MS Votes * MWB * National AIDS Memorial * Origin Bank * PFLAG * Planned Parenthood Southeast * Regions Bank * Robin Morgan Financial * Safe Harbor Family Church * Select Edge Realty * Shade Pub and Nightclub * Southern AIDS Coalition * Summerhouse * Two Rivers Realty * Visit Jackson * Walgreens * WBA Architecture * Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP * Y'all Means All Natchez
Host Committee Sponsors
Alan Burrow * Anonymous * Aubrey and Alicia Prince * Blake Lowrie * Brian Wiginton * Carl Black * Frankie Spradley * Hal Caudell and Kelly Kyle * HRC MS Steering Committee * Jamie Carter and Scott Van Horn * Jason McCarty * Kathy Clem * Lucas Posey * Quint Withers * Robin Carter * Sammy Moon