Our Vision
Monterey Peninsula Pride aims to create and contribute to a vibrant, multifaceted LGBTQIA2S+ community for a more connected, celebratory, and inclusive Monterey Bay area.
Our Mission
Monterey Peninsula Pride creates celebratory and safe spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ expression and allyship across the Monterey Peninsula.
Our Values
Monterey Peninsula Pride envisions a social climate in which *LGBTQIA2S+ people and communities thrive in collaboration with friends, family, allies, and supporters.
We dream of a community in which all genders and sexualities are equally welcomed and celebrated.
We desire a vibrant, multigenerational community in which LGBTQIA2S+ children are nurtured, LGBTQIA2S+ elders are honored, and people with varied abilities are embraced.
We envision a community in which LGBTQIA2S+ people of every culture, philosophy, and belief system can contribute.
We encourage a society in which every ethnicity appreciates their LGBTQIA2S+ members as a vital part of their communities.
We stand for a world in which LGBTQIA2S+ people are woven into the socio-political fabric of society and in which our voices and perspectives are heard in schools, board rooms, city halls, faith communities, town halls, sports arenas, and media.
We strive to increase LGBTQIA2S+ visibility on the Monterey Peninsula through listening and learning from all LGBTQIA2S+ expressions.
*Our LGBTQIA2S+ community includes, but is not limited to: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, fluid, non-binary, and two spirit. If you do not see yourself represented in this list, please let us know.
What do we want our community to feel? Joy, Gratitude, Visibility, Support, Belonging, Balance, Safety, Empowerment, Resilience, Longevity, Homegrown.