Name: Sweets and Scares: A Fiercely Frightful All-Ages Drag Show Fundraiser for Stonewall Youth
Start: 2024-10-18T18:00:00-07:00
Location: The Olympia Ballroom

Get into the Halloween spirit with Sweets and Scares: A Fiercely Frightful All-Ages Drag Show Fundraiser for Stonewall Youth! We'll be showcasing a variety of drag performers with an emphasis on youth performers.
There will be snacks, handmade lino print merch, stickers, performances, AND MORE! You can have a blast watching talented performers AND know that everything you donate goes towards supporting queer and trans youth.
$15 suggested entry donation and AS ALWAYS, FREE FOR YOUTH!
This event will take place at The Olympia Ballroom. (116 Legion Way SE, Olympia, WA 98501)
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What is Stonewall Youth?
Founded in 1991, Stonewall Youth is a youth-led organization that empowers LGBTQIA2S+ youth to speak for themselves, support each other, educate our communities, and work for social justice.
Most of our programming is for youth age 21 and under. We periodically host drop-ins and other activities for youth ages 18-24. We serve three primarily rural counties in southwestern Washington: Thurston, Mason, and Lewis.
Stonewall Youth is youth-led and adult-supported. We are operated by a staff collective of eight Co-Directors (six youth up to age 23 and two non-youth).
Youth staff, Board members, and participants are involved in all areas of work and decision-making. The majority of people in our collective and on our Board are people of color; all identify somewhere in the LGBTQIA2S+ spectrum. Along with providing youth staff opportunities, we provide internship opportunities to youth college students and paid Fellowships to low-income youth.
Stonewall Youth (SY) provides a dazzling array of programs: peer support groups; drop-in hours; ongoing art, music, and writing programs; advocacy and mentorship; safe and sober social events (such as dances and performances); an annual 4-day youth leadership development and organizational planning retreats; opportunities for youth to educate themselves and our community on issues that LGBTQIA2S+ youth face; professional development through staff positions, fellowships, internships, and Board membership; and much more!