06/01/2026
Happy Pride Month!!! 🌈
Before The Sparkle Bar was an actual business, it was just a girl with a ridiculous amount of glitter, a folding table, and a hope to bring joy to people.
When The Sparkle Bar was brand new last year, two amazing local organizations, Connect-Northshore and Q***r Northshore, took a chance on me and gave me my first two opportunities to share what I was creating at their pride events. Their support, encouragement, and kindness made me think I wasn’t totally crazy and this could be a thing.
I have family members, friends, and people I love who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Through them, and through the incredible people I've met along the way, I've experienced so much kindness, friendship, encouragement, laughter, and acceptance.
Pride Month is a celebration of love, joy, self-expression, and the beautiful diversity that makes our communities stronger.
So as Pride Month begins tomorrow, I simply want to say thank you.
Thank you for the opportunities.
Thank you for the encouragement.
Thank you for the support.
Thank you for all the love and amazing laughs.
The rest happened because y’all let me set up a little table with a whole bunch of sparkle
Happy Pride Month. ✨
— Shana
The Sparkle Bar