Hamilton Ohio Pride

10/16/2026

A day of connection, learning, care, and community is just a drive away from Hamilton. 💛🏳️‍⚧️

Join “We’ll Always Be Here: A Summit on Trans Lives Past, Present and Future” at Dayton Metro Library this Saturday, October 17, from 10 AM–6 PM. This FREE summit features keynote speaker George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren’t Blue, plus workshops and resources for our community and allies.

Explore gender-affirming voice care, legal name-change help, tracking state legislation, allyship, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ history research, clothing alterations for gender expression, a screening of Framing Agnes, and a closing party with PFLAG Dayton.

Registration is required: https://dayton.bibliocommons.com/events/69825ac66724c63d00f05754
or visit the Dayton Metro Library events page or call 937-463-2665 for the schedule and details.

Hamilton friends: are you going? Comment below! Coordinate shared rides and take the trip together. 💛

10/16/2026

🎃 Making Halloween plans around Hamilton? Here are a few local events to add to your calendar! There’s fun for families, friends, and 21+ too, because you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy Halloween. And for some of our LGBTQ+ community, it can be a special night to look exactly how you want to look. ✨

📍 Trick or Treat at The Nook
Sunday, October 25 • 1–3pm
Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill, Hamilton

📍 Main & High Halloween Trail
Friday, October 30 • 6–8pm
Downtown Hamilton

📍 Monster Mash Halloween Party
Saturday, October 31 • 11am-10pm
The Studio, Hamilton

Adults’ night out:

🎭 Halloween Party & Drag Show at Dice on Draft
Friday, October 30 • 8pm
20 E 5th St, Covington, KY (drag show at 9:30 featuring Ana-Log Stix)

🎭 Halloween at Killer Queen
Saturday, October 31 • 7pm–2am
180 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati

🎭 Halloween at MJ’s on Jefferson with The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saturday, October 31 • 11pm–2am
Dayton

Looking for neighborhood trick-or-treat hours? Be sure to check the City of Hamilton’s announcement for your neighborhood: we’ll leave those details to the city!

Now tell us: where are YOU planning to go? Share your costume if you’d like, and let us know which decorated houses or blocks are worth a visit! Save this post and share it with someone you want to go with. 🧡

10/16/2026

Q***r Community Coffee - SATURDAY, October 17th 10:30am-12pm @ Kofenya
Join for coffee at a different time! Please note that it is Family Weekend for Miami, so things might be a bit busier than usual.

10/15/2026

🎨 Ready to make something colorful and connect with our community? Painting with Pride is back! We host this welcoming paint night quarterly with The Studio in Hamilton, and we’d love to see YOU there.

Bring your bestie, your mom, your brother, your neighbor, your date, or come solo! All ages are welcome, no artistic skills required, and The Studio has a great selection of items to paint. Feeling a little less “peopley”? Headphones on, paint in hand, and enjoy creating at your own pace. 💛

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026
🕕 6:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 The Studio, 547 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013
🎟️ This is a ticketed event. Every attendee needs a ticket, including children.
🖌️ Your ticket includes the studio fee and supplies. The item you choose to paint is a separate cost.
🎟️ Your ticket also includes one free raffle ticket! Additional raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

The ticket link will be in the comments. Share this post and invite someone to paint with us! 🌈

10/15/2026

🌈 Welcome to the October edition of Around the Region! We’re rounding up LGBTQ+ events, arts, music, and community happenings near Hamilton, and cheering on our neighbors and regional organizers!

🏳️‍⚧️ Summit on Trans Lives - Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, Saturday, October 17, 10am to 6pm (free, registration required)
🛍️ HRC's Big Gay Craft Fair - Champion Mill Conference Center, Hamilton, Sunday, November 1, 10am to 3pm
🎬 OutReels Cincinnati Film Festival - Cincinnati Mariemont Theatre, November 6-8 (check the organizer's page for showtimes and tickets)
🎤 The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Thursday, November 12, 8pm
📚 Teens Art & Craft: You Belong - Lane Libraries, Oxford , Saturday, November 14, 2pm to 3:30pm (for ages 12 to 18)
🛍️ 5th Annual PRIDE Winter Market - Washington Park, Cincinnati , Saturday, November 22, 11am to 5pm
🎙️ SingIN with SingOUT Cincy , Cincinnati Art Museum , Saturday, November 28, 1:30pm to 3pm (free)
💄 The Rubi Girls present The Show Must Go On - Dayton Masonic Center, Dayton, Saturday, November 28, 7pm
🎶 Dayton Gay Men's Chorus: "Peace is the Word" - Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Saturday, December 5, 2pm and 6pm

Different cities, one beautiful LGBTQ+ community. 💛

Please check each event’s official page for current dates, times, tickets, registration, and venue details, and give these organizers some love!

Save this post, share it with your people, and tag us or comment with regional LGBTQ+ events we should feature next month!

Around the Region returns every month. 🌈

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10/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Your voice belongs here, and so does your vote! 💛

Ohio’s voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 general election is today: Monday, October 5, 2026.

✅ Register or update your registration today:
• Online through the Ohio Secretary of State’s voter registration site https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/
• By mail: your application must be postmarked by October 5
• In person at your county board of elections by October 5

A note for our community: if the name on your photo ID does not substantially conform to the name on your voter registration record, you may be asked to vote a provisional ballot. That ballot can still count if you bring qualifying ID to your county board of elections in person within four days after Election Day.

If you’re voting by mail, the absentee application requires an Ohio driver’s license number, state ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Please check or update your registration TODAY, and send this to a friend who has moved or changed their name. Practical information helps make voting more accessible, welcoming, and affirming for all of us. ✨

09/20/2026

🍂📚 Cozy reading season is here: and our Free Little Libraries are ready to share the love! 🌈

We’re ALWAYS collecting books year-round: not just during Pride Month. Have LGBTQ+ affirming books you’re ready to pass along? Let us know! 💖

Looking for your next read? Try one of these:

✨ Little readers & families: Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love; And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

✨ YA: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes; Gender Q***r: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

✨ Adults: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston; The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune; We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

Every story shared helps build a more welcoming community: one page, one reader, and one little library at a time. 💕

What’s your favorite q***r book of the year? Tell us in the comments! And if you have books to donate, we’d love to share them with our neighbors. 📖

07/08/2026

Hamilton Ohio Pride — we want YOUR feedback! 🏳️‍🌈

What did you love about our 2026 festival? What should we change for 2027?

Take our 2-minute survey and help shape next year.

More ideas? Our July survey will dive even deeper. Board seats open too — message us! 💬

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Thank you for celebrating with us! Your feedback helps us make next year even better. This takes about 2 minutes. 📌 We'll be sending out another short survey at the end of July focused on Hamilton Pride as a whole — so if you have more ideas, we'd love to hear them then! 🌟 Interested in gett...

07/07/2026

We absolutely loved seeing all your beautiful faces at the Hamilton 4th of July Parade! ✨🎆
Thank you for all the big waves, smiles, and love! 🏳️‍🌈
We show up and will continue to show up to make sure you always feel a part of this community. We love you all!
✏️ We already have ideas for next year 😉

07/07/2026

Did you know that 48% of LGBTQ+ adults have seriously thought about su***de in their lifetimes? This is nearly three times the rate of non-LGBTQ+ adults .

For transgender adults, that number rises to 64% . Among LGBTQ+ young people (ages 13-24), 47% reported experiencing suicidal ideation in the past year .

These aren't just statistics. They represent our friends, family, neighbors, and community members who are hurting and may need someone to notice, care, and act.

Su***de prevention is everyone's business, and you can be the one who makes a difference. Join us for a free QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training—the su***de prevention equivalent of CPR. This 2-hour session will teach you how to recognize the warning signs of a su***de crisis and how to intervene to connect someone with help.

Your action can save a life.

📅 Date: July 14, 2026
🕒 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Miami Downtown Hamilton, 221 High Street, Hamilton