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The Rainbow Alliance provides education, support, and advocacy for LGBTQA+ individuals and families while working to advance fairness and equality.

Welcome to the Rainbow Alliance! Our Mission: The Rainbow Alliance provides education, support, and advocacy for LGBTQA+ individuals and families while working to advance fairness and equality. Our Vision: We envision a future where all people in Northeastern Pennsylvania can live openly and free from fear; where individuals, organizations, and businesses work collaboratively to provide an equal, inclusive community; and where we celebrate and nurture our diversity. To work towards this future we will educate and empower our volunteers to create strategic, peer-driven, sustainable programming overseen by strengthened volunteer leadership. Special Note: Comments will be monitored on this page. Comments that are deemed offensive to community inclusion, use crude language, or are hostile and combative will be deleted and/or the individual who posted it banned from the page. We can answer short questions on this page as they relate to posts, but the best way to contact us is to write an email to [email protected]. Thanks for adhering to this policy by expressing your thoughts respectfully and helping us maintain a safe and inclusive space.

11/02/2026

Tomorrow is Election Day!🔔🗳

Make your voice heard and vote for a future where everyone belongs.🏳️‍🌈

Every voice matters, and every vote counts!

Find your local polling place at: www.pa.gov/services/vote/find-your-local-polling-place

10/26/2026

Join us this Wednesday for Cheers Qu**rs Halloween at Ole Tyme Charley's and get ready to mix, mingle, and be spooky!

Date: Wednesday, October 28th
Time: 6PM -8PM
Location: Ole Tyme Charley's Pub & Grill

🎃Costumes Encouraged!🎃

Free to Attend
Pay for your own Food/Beverages

10/20/2026

✨️TOMORROW NIGHT!🧙‍♀️✨️

There are still a few tickets left for Designer Bag Drag Bingo: Hocus Pocus Edition (Second Show - Oct. 21st)!

Join us at Bettelli's Villa for a spooky good time!

Featuring
Kali Coutour as Winifred 🧙‍♀️
Chasity Vain as Mary 🧹
Stormi Skye as Sarah 🪄
Oliver Twist as Billy 🧟‍♂️

👉Tickets: https://rainbowalliance.org/events-manager/hocus-pocus-oct-21st/

10/14/2026

Join the Trans Social Discussion Group tomorrow night in Scranton!

Date: Thursday, October 15th
Time 6PM-7PM
Location: Scranton, PA
(Location details sent via email to participants)

👉Learn more and sign up at: https://rainbowalliance.org/trans-social-discussion-group/

10/11/2026

🏳️‍🌈 National Coming Out Day | Sunday, October 11 🏳️‍🌈

Coming out is a journey—not a requirement.

For some, it can be a moment of freedom and celebration. For others, it can be complicated, uncertain, or something they choose not to do. Wherever you are on your journey, you are valid, you are worthy, and you deserve to feel safe. 💜

Today, we’re also reminded of the important role we all play in creating safe and welcoming spaces. Listen without judgment. Respect someone’s privacy. Use the name and pronouns they share with you. Let people know they are accepted—not just today, but every day.

🌈 Rainbow Alliance of Northeast PA is proud to be part of a community that supports LGBTQ+ people and allies through connection, education, advocacy, and resources. We’re here to help create spaces where people can find community, feel supported, and know they are not alone.

Whether you’re coming out, supporting someone who is, or simply learning how to be a better ally, there is a place for you here.

💜 Learn more and explore coming-out resources:

https://rainbowalliance.org/coming-out/

This National Coming Out Day, let’s keep building a Northeast PA where everyone has a safe space to be exactly who they are. 🏳️‍🌈

10/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈 National Coming Out Day — October 11 🏳️‍🌈

Coming out is personal, and everyone’s journey is different. Some people share their identity openly, some choose privacy, and others may still be exploring or finding the language that feels right for them. There is no single right way to be LGBTQ+. 💜

Today, we honor every journey, celebrate authenticity, and reaffirm that everyone deserves to feel safe, supported, and valued for who they are. 🌈

Learn more and find resources: https://rainbowalliance.org/coming-out/

Rainbow Alliance of Northeast PA
Together, we create space for every identity and every journey. 🏳️‍🌈

10/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈💗 Happy International Le***an Day! 💗🏳️‍🌈

Today, Rainbow Alliance celebrates the le****ns of Northeastern Pennsylvania — the women who have shaped our communities, created safe spaces, challenged expectations, built families, lifted others up, and made our region a little more colorful.

From longtime activists to newly out voices, from community leaders to the friend who makes someone feel seen for the first time — your presence matters. Your stories matter. Your joy matters.

International Le***an Day is more than a celebration. It’s a reminder to honor the history that brought us here, recognize the work that continues, and create a future where every le***an can live openly, authentically, and without fear.

To every le***an in NEPA: we see you, we celebrate you, and we’re proud to stand beside you. 💗🏳️‍🌈

Tag a le***an who makes your community brighter and let her know she’s appreciated. ✨

***anDay ***anVisibility ***anJoy

10/05/2026

Congratulations to Miss Gay NEPA America 2026, Pretty Penny!👑

Pretty Penny and our First Alternate, Megan Thomas, will be competing at the State Finals on November 14th in Harrisburg!

We're so excited to be working with both of these amazing performers!

Thank you to everyone who came to the pageant last night! It was a great night and we are incredibly thankful for all of the people who help to make it possible!

See you all on November 14th!✨️

10/01/2026

👑TWO DAYS!👑

On Saturday, we will crown the next Miss Gay NEPA America!

Join us at Mohegan Pennsylvania for the Miss Gay NEPA America Pageant 2026 for a night full of fabulous entertainment and pageantry!

Honoring: Candiee Barr (Miss Gay NEPA America 2025)
Featuring: Heavens 2 Betsy Stratton (Miss Gay PA America 2025)

Hosts: Eileen O'Brennan & Trixie Deflair
DJ/Entertainer: Kali Coutour

👉Tickets: https://rainbowalliance.org/mgpa/

Address

PO Box 1044
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18703

Website

https://rainbowalliance.org/

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