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Pride Fest: The Adult Version
I’ve been counting down the days until Pride Fest 2022 and I’m not just saying that as someone on a Capital City Pride committee that has literally been counting down […]
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Why You Should Bring Your Kids to Pride Fest
By Sadie Gifford, 15 As summer approaches, so does Pride in Des Moines. And for the second year in a row, Capital City Pride will host 30 Days of Pride […]
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Why Bring Kids to Pride Fest
My kids were still little the first time I took them to a Pride event. Someone in our mom’s group mentioned that a pet parade and a Pride parade were […]
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Capital City Pride To Celebrate ’30 Days Of Pride’ In June
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darek Lambert Director PR & Communications, Capital City Pride communications@capitalcitypride.org CAPITAL CITY PRIDE TO CELEBRATE ‘30 DAYS OF PRIDE’ IN JUNE Des Moines, IA — (May […]
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Capital City Pride Announces 2022 Pride Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darek Lambert Director PR & Communications, Capital City Pride communications@capitalcitypride.org CAPITAL CITY PRIDE ANNOUNCES 2022 PRIDE AWARD WINNERS Des Moines, IA — (March 31, 2022) — […]
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Iowa Wild to host Pride Night on March 19
For Immediate Release: February 2, 2022 Contacts: Mitchell Courtney (515) 564-8712 ,Ben Gislason (515) 564-8705 IOWA WILD TO HOST PRIDE NIGHT ON MARCH 19 DES MOINES, Iowa – The American […]
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Last Call For 2022 Capital City Pride Award Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darek Lambert Director PR & Communications, Capital City Pride communications@capitalcitypride.org LAST CALL FOR 2022 CAPITAL CITY PRIDE AWARD NOMINATIONS Des Moines, IA – (Jan. 18, 2022) […]
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MidAmerican Energy, BHE Renewables and Iowa Realty support Capital City Pride and 2022 Pride Fest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Media Relations Hotline 515-281-2266n mediahotline@midamerican.com MidAmerican Energy, BHE Renewables. and Iowa Realty support Capital City Pride and 2022 Pride Fest DES MOINES, Iowa […]
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World AIDS Day
In 2019, 36,801 individuals were diagnosed with HIV in the United States according to the, CDC. Several misconceptions surround HIV/AIDS even after decades of research and awareness of this disease. […]
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Capital City Pride Announces 2021-2022 Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darek Lambert Director PR & Communications, Capital City Pride communications@capitalcitypride.org CAPITAL CITY PRIDE ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 BOARD MEMBERS Des Moines, IA – Capital City Pride (CCP) announced […]
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Transgender Awareness Week
Capital City Pride is celebrating Transgender Awareness Week! Beginning November 13 through November 19, this is a week to raise visibility about transgender people, their unique experiences and address issues […]
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Happy TransParent Day!
November 7 is TransParent Day and Capital City Pride is celebrating! Recognized every year on the first Sunday of November, TransParent Day honors transgender parents, as well as parents of […]
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Capital City Pride Announces 2022 Pride Gala And Award Ceremony
Des Moines, IA – Capital City Pride (CCP) is bringing back its annual Pride Gala and Award Ceremony on n Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the River Center in Des […]
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National Coming Out Day
Capital City Pride is celebrating the 33rd National Coming Out Day. Whether you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or queer, today we celebrate and show support for LGBTQ+ equality. […]
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Grab Your Party Hats. It’s LGBT History Month!
n Happy October and LGBT History Month, friends! n n Not to be confused with LGBT Pride Month in June, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month — or as […]
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Capital City Pride Announces 30+ Days of Pride for Iowa’s Largest Annual LGBTQ+ Event
n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE nn CONTACT: Jennifer Carruthers nn Board President, Capital City Pride nn president@capitalcitypride.org nn ,www.capitalcitypride.org nnnn Capital City Pride Announces 30+ Days of Pride for Iowa’s Largest […]
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Capital City Pride Receives $10,000 from Kum & Go
n Des Moines, IA, September 15, 2020 – Capital City Pride (CCP), an Iowa LGBTQ+ non-profit dedicated to producing events that educate, commemorate and celebrate Iowa’s diverse community, is pleased […]
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Registration Launches for National LGBTQ+ Pride Stride Virtual RunnLA Pride and EnMotive Lead Nation
n LOS ANGELES & CHICAGO – September 10, 2020 – Spearheaded by LA Pride, LGBTQ+ Pride organizations from across America have come together to create the first-ever National Pride Stride […]
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Project7 Design Joins Kum & Go as 2nd Platinum Sponsor of 2019-2020
n DES MOINES, Iowa, September 11, 2019 — Capital City Pride (CCP), an Iowa LGBTQ+ non-profit dedicated to producing events and programming that educate and celebrate Iowa’s diverse community, is […]
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Kum & Go to donate $10,000 to Capital City Pride
Capital City Pride Receives $10,000 from Kum & Go. Funds will Support the Organization’s Year Round Advocacy Programming. DES MOINES, Iowa, August 15, 2019 — Capital City Pride(CCP), an Iowa […]
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2019 Pride Fest Breaks Record and Puts Iowa on the National Stage
Des Moines – On Sunday, June 9, Capital City Pride (CCP) concluded its 41st Pride Fest weekend with a record 25,000-30,000 in attendance. The festival weekend included a broad range […]
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Pete Buttigieg to Speak at 2019 Pride Fest
Des Moines – On June 8th, Capital City Pride (CCP) will host its 10-Years of Love Reception in celebration of the 10thanniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to […]
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Capital City Pride Presents True Stories, True Selves as Part of Pride Week
Des Moines – On Wednesday, June 5thCapital City Pride (CCP) in cooperation with Athene USA and Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines will host Storytellers: True Stories, True Selves. […]
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Eight Presidential Candidates to Speak at Des Moines Pride Fest
Des Moines – As the 2020 election quickly approaches, Capital City Pride (CCP) will hold its Meet the Candidates Forum on June 8th. This event will feature eight presidential candidates […]
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First-Ever Pride Street Flags Set to Greet 20,000 Attendees for Des Moines Pride Fest
Des Moines – On Friday, June 7 Capital City Pride will kick-off the largest Pride Fest celebration in its 41-year history with a wide-range of events and activities for attendees. […]