2022 Pride Planning Committee
Allie Martin
Christopher Bingham
Christopher Bingham
She/Her/They/Them
"Pride is not being afraid to be yourself! We’re all super cool and shouldn’t be afraid to show that to everyone!"
Christopher Bingham
Christopher Bingham
Christopher Bingham
He/Him/His
"Representation"
Danny Tovar
Christopher Bingham
Danny Tovar
He/Him/His
"A time to celebrate life and be happy in your skin. "
Edgar Meyer
Jacob Thomas
Danny Tovar
He/Him/His
"Pride is the state of existence by which one who is affirmed and empowered in their own identity and dignity has the courage to uphold and protect the rights of others to portray their own identity and dignity, even in the face of opposition from antagonistic people or forces who would do emotional, spiritual, and/or physical harm."
Jacob Thomas
Jacob Thomas
Jacob Thomas
He/Him/She/Her
"An opportunity for the community to come together as a family and be unabashedly ourselves."
Kathy Clem
Jacob Thomas
Jacob Thomas
She/Her/Hers
"Offering the community an opportunity to be who they are without judgment."
Mark Payton
Merry Barnes
Mark Payton
He/Him/His
"Pride means creating a safe space for the LGBT community, specifically LGBT youth and POC. Pride also means giving yourself permission to live your life authentically and safely. "
Max Martin
Merry Barnes
Mark Payton
She/Her/They/Them
"Pride is a growing sense of self and to make a better place for the next generations to come."
Merry Barnes
Merry Barnes
Merry Barnes
She/Her/Hers
"To me, pride means being your authentic self. Learning how to show the world your true colors, and speaking up for people who can’t find their voice."
Richard Mack
Sharon Alicia Simmons
Merry Barnes
He/Him/His
"Everything/ I’m Free"
Robin Carter
Sharon Alicia Simmons
Sharon Alicia Simmons
She/Her/Hers
"So much! I am the mother of a gay son that lives in CA. I am so proud of him and all he went through to get where he is. I think MS has a ways to go to be accepting and I would love to be a part of the history that will make this happen."
Sharon Alicia Simmons
Sharon Alicia Simmons
Sharon Alicia Simmons
She/Her/Hers
"Freedom to just be who you are and do what you love"
Stan Nichols
Topher Thomas
Topher Thomas
He/Him/His
"It’s a chance not only to celebrate us as a community, but to show the general public who we are and what we are about. It’s also a chance for us to see just how supported we actually are by our ally’s."
Topher Thomas
Topher Thomas
Topher Thomas
He/Him/His
"Pride means living free for all to see. Being authentically yourself and owning who you are with out no regrets."
Wiley Smith
Topher Thomas
Wiley Smith
He/Him/His
"Pride means community. I hope to bring together all Mississippians into a safe space for a moment of community and togetherness. Spreading kindness and not hate amongst this beautiful Magnolia state."
Will Parish
Will Parish
Wiley Smith
He/Him/His
"Community, finding friends and support"
Will Parish
