Founded in 2022, Badge Of Pride emerged from a pressing need to counter relentless attacks on the LGBTQ+ community by sharing Queer history. Built upon a foundation of a large collection of artifacts amassed over three decades, our aim is to honor and amplify the diverse and powerful narratives of the LGBTQ+ community, ensuring they endure and inspire future generations. The Badge Of Pride collection, containing over 10,000 artifacts from around the globe, spans from the 1900s to the present day. It provides insights into the struggles, triumphs, and vibrant cultural expressions of the LGBTQ+ community over the last century..
Badge Of Pride seeks to activate Queer history and make an impact on various levels. Here are some key ways in which our work will create lasting change, with some specific examples & accomplishments in the "OUR WORK" tab:
Badge Of Pride collects and activates artifacts from LGBTQ+ history to inform, enrich and engage the power of the contemporary Queer experience.
Badge Of Pride seeks funding to develop an immersive museum exhibit showcasing over a century of Queer history, with a focus on North Texas. We also need supplies for our public programs, which educate and engage the community, and support for outreach efforts for our Oral History Project to capture and preserve diverse LGBTQ+ stories. Your support will help us honor and share the rich heritage of the LGBTQ+ community.
We understand that identities (e.g., gender, gender expression, race, economic status, sexuality, disability, age, etc.) intersect and we celebrate them. We welcome and encourage these intersections, and we invite our community to bring all aspects of their identity with pride to our work. We believe that the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community is one of our greatest strengths, yet deep disparities exist -- especially for those who sit at the intersection of marginalized identities.
We further recognize that racism is pervasive in our society - including within the LGBTQ+ community - and we unconditionally reject it in all forms, embracing the necessary change to dismantle systems of injustice and inequity. We commit to being open, transparent, and accountable, centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) communities in our work, and aiming to create lasting change by listening, learning, and amplifying marginalized voices and histories.
We recognize that much of Queer history is and has been fragmented, and that the very nature of privilege - past and present - has dictated whose histories are and have been preserved. We believe contextual awareness of the past informs our actions to affect change today, and the work of Badge Of Pride aims to bridge those fragments to build community across generational, cultural, racial and socio-economic divides.
Organization name
Badge Of Pride
Causes
LGBTQIA, Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
300 S. Montreal Ave