legendary lakeside gay soiree

A fundraiser in support of LGBTQ+ Lorain County

Friday, September 18

7:00pm
private home in avon lake

Cost: $75 per ticket or $125 for two
$60 young professionals (40 and under)

Join us for a fun evening at a beautiful private lakefront home in Avon Lake for a Legendary Lakeside Gay Soiree fundraiser in support of LGBTQ+ Lorain County! This will be a fabulous evening of music, wine, cocktails, heavy appetizers, and plenty of queer camaraderie! Make new connections and enjoy a beautiful late summer evening on the lake as we come together to raise funds in support of LGBTQ+ Lorain County's mission, including Lorain County Pride 2027.

Thank you to our amazing hosts, Eric Hammer & Richard Skerl!

Thank you to our Annual Sponsors!

Their support helps us put our mission into action.

Premiere Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Kendal at Oberlin

The Rhodes Family

Community Sponsor

Dena Pfenninger, REALTOR®

The support of our Annual Investors assists us in making our mission a reality through training, education, programming, resource connection, and much more. Interested in supporting the mission of LGBTQ+ Lorain County as an annual investor or sponsor? Click the button below to learn more.

Thank you to all who made Lorain County Pride 2026 happen!

We are so thankful to everyone who helped us put on an amazing Pride celebration in Lorain County. It was our biggest Pride ever, and we could not have done it without the help of so many people, including all those who showed up to enjoy the events. 

Thank you to our board members, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, partners, performers, and attendees. It was truly so heartwarming to see all of us come together to share in some queer comradery under the June sun. 

We'd like to extend a special thank you to Oberlin College and their Office of Gender, Sexuality, & Attraction Initiatives for providing a wonderful space for both the drag show and Pride festival, Community Foundation of Lorain County for hosting our SafeZone training, and to all of our amazing drag kings and queens who truly slayed with out of this world performances - The Twisted Transitioner, Chelsea Enchantress, Karma Couture, Frieda VonFreakum!, Omega, Beck E Bardoux, and Abel N. Willing. Plus, the amazing DJ RoRo!

LGBTQ+ people don't just exist in large cities - we are everywhere. Our organization will continue working to provide resources, connection, and a sense of community for queer people living, working, and thriving in Lorain county and our neighboring areas. 

"It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression." -Harvey Milk