Grateful
I have a thousand thank yous to say, but I’m going to start here. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to my fellow Rochester LGBTQ+ Together team members (including Mara not pictured) and their incredibly supportive partners. Pride…
Pop-Up Pride
I heard someone today say how lucky we all are in Rochester and Monroe County because we effectively get 2 months of Pride, but honestly, it never really stops! Rochester LGBTQ+ Together’s monthly Pop-Up Pride events, for example, happen 12…
Thanks for the Support
From social media follows/likes/comments to resharing posts and helping to spread the word to program attendance to monetary donations, we are incredibly grateful for your continued support of the vitally important work that Rochester LGBTQ+ Together continues to do for…
Trans Lives Matter
To our transgender, non-binary and gender expansive friends, our message is simple: The world is a better place because you exist. This Pride month and every day, we see you, support you, and love you. We’ve got your back.
Threats Against Our Community
Groups like Rochester LGBTQ+ Together exist out of a critical need to provide resources and support to members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Our community – globally, nationally, and yes even locally – remains under constant political attack and physical threat….
Hate Will Not Be Tolerated
From its formation, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together has stood strongly against bias, discrimination, racism and hate. As we join with our greater Rochester community to mourn the racially motivated tragedy and hate crime in Buffalo, we reaffirm our belief that All…
Trans Day of Visibility 2022
Today, March 31, is Trans Day of Visibility, and our message to all of our transgender, non-binary and gender expansive friends and family remains the same: You are valid, worthy, and loved. We see you, hear you, and support you….
#SayGay
Here at Rochester LGBTQ+ Together, we join our community partners at ImageOut, Trillium Health and MOCHA Center Rochester to #SayGay because we refuse to be invisible, live in fear, or remain silent. We will not be forced back into closets…
Health & Safety Update
Rochester LGBTQ+ Together always endeavors to make our member and attendee safety our top priority. We have strongly advocated for science-based measures in our health and safety policies, including virtual programming, social distancing, mask wearing, and vaccination (with booster). To…
Welcome & Thank You
On behalf of everyone at Rochester LGBTQ+ Together, it’s my pleasure to welcome you all to the new Rochester.lgbt website, our new home for all things LGBTQ+ in Rochester and Monroe County, New York. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on…