Help us make a difference in our local LGTBQ+ community by considering a donation to the Friendlier City Project.

If you are a graduating student please consider applying to the Thaddeus Beam Nifong Scholarship. The Friendlier City Project will award a $1,000 stipend to a student who demonstrates a commitment towards LGBTQ+ advocacy.

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Our Mission

 

To build an established and prospering LGBTQ+ community in Wheeling through enhanced partnerships and educational opportunities.  We are aware of the intersectionality that exists in our everyday lives and want to encourage all residents to be respectful of race/ethnicity, gender, culture, age, ability status, religion and other social characteristics.
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Meet the passionate volunteers who comprise our board.

Our Board

“It’s a nice event because there are times, especially in high school, where you don’t feel very welcomed by people,” said Smith. “Seeing a community gathering like this is nice because I see everybody out here with rainbow stuff on happy and smiling. It shows me that Wheeling is on the right track and that we’ve become more accepting of gay people as a city.”

Mo Smith
Why Pride on the Plaza is Important

“We just came here today to be supportive since we have family members who are part of the LGBT community,” noted Shanda Lasure. “We didn’t attend celebrations like this growing up, so we want to take our children to them and teach them about Pride.”

Shanda Lasure
Attending Pride as a parent of young children

The Friendlier City Project

Sticker Initiative

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our NEW Friendlier City Sticker design!
 
Creating these stickers was one of the first missions of our organization, and we’re excited to expand this initiative beyond Wheeling to include businesses throughout West Virginia and Ohio.
 
If you’d like to designate your business as a safe space, sign up for our new sticker at the button below. 
 
For those with our previous sticker design, we kindly ask you to reapply for the updated version.
Thank you for helping us make our community more inclusive and welcoming!
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LGBTQ+ nonprofit in Wheeling, WV

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