Nevada County Pride celebrates, supports, and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community in Western Nevada County by promoting Community, Diversity, and Respect through Events, Education, and Resources.

We are a social network of gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgender persons, and their allies, who celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community in western Nevada County, California, including Grass Valley and Nevada City.

Participation in the organization is free and all are invited to join. One of the events that we sponsor is the monthly potlucks hosted in private homes. We also encourage others to initiate and organize events for Nevada County Pride and the local LGBTQ+ community. Check out the calendar page to see what’s happening in Nevada County.

If you have a Queer Community event that you would like to add to the calendar, please go to the Calendar tab and scroll down below the calendar and submit our form.

If you are interested in joining our mailing list, click on the Contact tab, complete the form and submit. Our Coordinator will add you.

• You will receive regular e-newsletters with announcements and information on upcoming events

• You will be invited to attend monthly potlucks

• You can learn about annual events, local pride events, the Nevada County Fair, Juneteenth, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and other local celebrations of diversity and culture.

We acknowledge the Nisenan people are still here among us today, though they are nearly invisible and their story continues to be excluded from history.

We understand we are on Nisenan land that was never ceded, and the original tribal families have yet to recover from the genocide of their people.

Surviving the Silence - Special Showing for Nevada County Pride on April 29th

Nevada County Pride and Onyx Downtown are proud to present a special screening of Surviving the Silence, an inspiring documentary that tells the powerful story of love, resilience, and activism within the LGBTQ+ community. This fundraising event will occur on Tuesday, April 29th, at the Nevada Theatre. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, Cindy L. Abel, and the two women profiled in the film, Colonel Pat Thompson and her wife, Barbara Brass. More information on sponsorships and tickets here.

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Important Update: Community Support Groups

In early 2025, we put our Community Support Groups on pause as we evaluated what was truly needed in our community and would have greater attendance. The previous facilitators and interested community members met and talked.

We are pleased to announce that starting in April 2025, two new facilitated (what we are now calling) Support/Discussion Groups will begin meeting the first Saturday of the month.

First Saturdays - April 5 / May 3 / June 7

1pm to 2pm - Parents of Transgender & Non-Binary Children

2pm to 3pm - Transgender Community (18 & over)

More info here.
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Are you part of a local business or organization that wants an LGBTQ+ speaker or panel?

Community members from Nevada County Pride’s Speakers Bureau are available to speak on topics of interest to your group and to answer all your questions in an informal setting. Prior topics include Growing up gay in Nevada County, Why and how to use pronouns, and How to be an ally, among other topics. But we are happy to tailor the content to your audience.

More information here.

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Check out the April calendar to get more information on other upcoming events:

April 16th- Queer Reads Book Club
April 18th- Nevada County Pride Board Meeting
April 23rd- Dyke Night @ Gary's Place Patio
April 26th- Improv Workshop "Get Your Improv On"
April 29th- Special Movie Showing: Surviving the Silence
Coming Up:

June 1st- Pride Flag Raising
June 8th - 4th Annual Pride Family Picnic!

Have a wonderful month and we hope to see you at some of the events!