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What is Living out proud?Living Out Proud is all about expressing pride in who you are, inside and out. Previous generations of LGBTQ+ individuals have paved and braved many roads for us, making our lives easier in many ways - but there is still a lot of work to be done. This is an homage to them - the courageous ones that came before, fighting for not just theirs but our own equality. They made their voices heard and have taught us and future generations that we are all important. We must honor their legacy and carry their voices forward into the future.
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Venue
Saturday, June 25, 2022
From 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm Raising Cane's River Center Convention Center and Galleria |
Schedule
Schedule May Change |
Headlining entertainment
Ada Vox
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Thea Austin
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Grand Marshals
James Urdiales
James Urdiales is the creative chef/owner of Mestizo Louisiana Mexican Restaurant for the past 23 years. James is a third-generation restaurateur that was born and raised in Baton Rouge. Mestizo is a Spanish word that means “of mixed blood” and is used to describe the cuisine of his heritage of Mexican and Louisiana-French. James was born and raised in Baton Rouge and raised in his family restaurant, Carlos Mexican Restaurant. James graduated from LSU with a degree in Marketing. James worked at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside in Food and Beverage before leaving to open Mestizo Restaurant in 1999. The first location was on Sherwood Forest Blvd and then relocated to Acadian Thruway in 2006. James has been involved in many organizations throughout our community. James has been an active member of the Louisiana Restaurant Association since 2000 and served as Chapter President in 2006 as well as on the Executive Board of the State until 2013. James has also served a six-year term in the Louisiana Restaurant Association Self Insurers Fund and chaired in 2012. He also served a six-year term as the Hospitality representative on the Workforce Commission Board until 2012. Currently, James is a Board member of the National Federation of Small Business Council in Baton Rouge and a member of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. James has also donated many hours of service to local groups such as the Battered Women’s Council, Heritage Ranch, Geaux Pink, Susan G. Koman, Epicurean Society, and many more. James recently graduated from the Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Small Business Program run through Delgado University in New Orleans, and was selected as the keynote speaker of his cohort class Louisiana born and bred and I utilize my restaurant to showcase the culinary traditions of Mexico and Louisiana with a unique twist. |
Sy'ria Synclaire
Sy’ria’s a native of Baton Rouge, La. An alumna of Belaire Magnet High and Georgia Tech University with a bachelor’s in Mass Communications. Her love and passions led her to be involved in the community for the last 20 + years. Sy’ria has been an entertainer and ballroom figure in the LGBTQ community where she has firsthand lost her friends to the lack of knowledge or resources. She uses her platform as an entertainer in her community to educate, bring awareness to the issues that affected her communities the most and become “The Change She Wants to SEE” in her community. Her mentor showed her how she could make all the difference because the LGBTQ community would be getting the information from someone they could relate to. Ms. Jackson has been the C.L.E.A.R. / ARTAS Prevention Specialist and overseer of “The DollHouse”, which is a Safe Haven for transgender individuals of the Greater New Orleans Area under Brotherhood Inc. She has also worked with Tulane University as a Program Coordinator, Education Coordinator with the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, The Empowerment Coordinator with New Orleans Regional Planning Council. She is the current President of the LGBT Community Center of Greater New Orleans and the Planning and Engagement Coordinator for the Office of Public Health and Office of Health Policy. Sy’ria S. Jackson is truly a COMMUNITY SERVANT |
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