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Capital City Pride started as a discussion between two best friends, Lucas Posey and Tyler Griffing (Co-Founders). They were attending a game night at Lucas's house in 2018. At the time, places like Starkville, Oxford, Hattiesburg, Natchez, and the MS Gulf Coast were launching successful Pride events, so they knew there was a demand in the state to support what would soon become Capital City Pride.


So, with big dreams and a passion to create safe spaces within Jackson, Lucas and Tyler started efforts to create Capital City Pride. They created social media pages, recruited two more founding members of the organization (Cody Shumaker and Ashlee Pitts), became incorporated through the MS Secretary of State, and held their first community engagement meeting in August of 2019. They all knew that to do this right, the voice of the city needed to be heard. What came out of those conversations was a realization that there was a broken community in desperate need of healing, advocacy, and opportunity. This led the founding members on a jouney to turn their dream into the real thing. 


Thoughout the next few years, Capital City Pride became close to Grace House Services, and they would act as our mentor for the next year and a half. Thanks to them, Capital City Pride was able to throw our first Pride Festival, now known as #ItsPrideYall, in October of 2021. Soon after, we were officially granted the title of a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization at the beginning of 2022.

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Capital City Pride is made up by a 11 person Board. Its Members represent all sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, race, and age.


Capital City Pride is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to organizations with 501(c)(3) status may be tax deductible. 

Our Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals

Jackson, MS

Mission

Mission

Mission

Our mission is to provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community while advocating for their needs and intentionally creating opportunities to mentor emerging leaders in the Jackson Metro area.

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Vision

Mission

Mission

The Vision of Capital CIty Pride is to build a community of people with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations who are united, visible, and equal with all Mississippians.

Jackson, MS

Values

Values

Values

  • Courage
  • Inclusion
  • Legacy


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Goals

Values

Values

  • To be an organization that is an integral part of the LGBTQ+ equality movement.
  • To create social change and a sense of community that supports LGBTQ+ people and our allies.
  • To have engaged and effective leaders that strive to advance our values.

Capital City Pride's first Community Engagement Meeting at Cody's apartment in downtown Jackson - August 2019

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