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QUEER MEMORY IS CULTURAL POWER

At Badge Of Pride—a Dallas-based, queer-led organization—we steward a nationally significant LGBTQ+ artifact collection, reclaiming Queer narratives and positioning them as engines of civic understanding and cultural change.

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With an archive of more than 10,000 objects—spanning resistance, creativity, daily life, and collective struggle—we move far past preservation. We build landmark exhibitions, performances, and programs that activate history, deepen public dialogue, and bring LGBTQ+ stories into view with depth, rigor, and heart.

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This isn’t a collection. It’s a catalyst.

OUR VISION

We envision a world where LGBTQ+ history informs public life, strengthens civic participation, and fuels the cultural imagination needed for global progress.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Help Badge Of Pride Activate LGBTQ+ Memory
    Help Badge Of Pride Activate LGBTQ+ Memory
    Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:50 PM
    https://mtyc.co/t9jewe
    Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:50 PM
    https://mtyc.co/t9jewe
    Early giving is open. Thanks to generous members of our community, every gift will be doubled until we meet our $8,350 match, turning it into $16,700 to expand Badge Of Pride’s work. Give from anywhere through September 17.
  • Bring Your Photos: A Community Scan for Dallas Lesbian History
    Bring Your Photos: A Community Scan for Dallas Lesbian History
    Oct 22, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Sue Ellen's, 3014 Throckmorton St, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
    Oct 22, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Sue Ellen's, 3014 Throckmorton St, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
    Bring photographs of Dallas lesbian life, nightlife, and community, from bar nights and activism to friendships and everyday moments, to be scanned and preserved.
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DEFINING PRIDE

Pride is the collective expression of confidence, self-respect, and shared identity by communities that have faced social, institutional, and legal marginalization. It signals dignity in public, visibility without apology, and solidarity shaped through generations of resistance and possibility.
 

This definition animates every aspect of our work.

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WHAT WE DO

We activate Queer history as a living force.

Through landmark exhibitions, curated cultural events, and dynamic educational programs, Badge Of Pride sparks dialogue, confronts erasure, and fuels the cultural imagination needed for a more just and vibrant future.

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