by Taylor Small | Mar 24, 2020 | General, Resources
I ran into a fellow sexual health educator in the grocery store this weekend. It was reassuring to see a familiar face in these uncertain times. We had the opportunity to chat for a few minutes, sharing stories about fear, chosen family, toilet paper, and most...
by Taylor Small | Mar 24, 2020 | General, Resources
In following guidance from the Vermont Department of Health, Pride Center of Vermont will no longer be able to offer in-person HIV & Hep C testing until further notice. This was not an easy decision to make, but we are committed to the health and safety of our...
by Taylor Small | Mar 12, 2020 | General, Resources
In light of local and government responses to the COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Pride Center of Vermont has developed the following policies around our programming, services, and operations: PCVT has increased our regularly scheduled cleaning, in addition to disinfecting...
by Justin Marsh | Feb 28, 2020 | General, Pride
Vermont’s September Pride is just another fun and quirky thing that makes our great state unique and special. We made the move from June to September about 8 years ago for many reasons. The lack of our college population in June, the competition from neighboring metro...
by Justin Marsh | Feb 18, 2020 | General
SAVE THE DATE! Join Pride Center of Vermont for a joyous celebration of our community in a new location – Main Street Landing! The evening will include inspired food stations with tantalizing culinary delights by Vermont’s best chefs, an amazing live and silent...
by Justin Marsh | Feb 18, 2020 | Arts & Entertainment
PURPOSE: to create space for all walks of local trans and queer artists. The gallery space will allow for the display of visual pieces. There will be acoustic performances as well. We also encourage writers and poets to perform spoken word or storytelling. If you are...
by Taylor Small | Feb 13, 2020 | General, In The News
Some students at the University of Vermont might know Jenna Emerson as “the condom lady.” True, one of the 30-year-old health and sexuality educator’s responsibilities is to distribute prophylactics to dormitory resident advisers like a sex-positive...
by Taylor Small | Feb 13, 2020 | General, In The News
If you had told Bob Bolyard in 1995 that he’d still be planning and pulling off the wildest party of the winter in 2020, he would have had some choice words for you. For example, “‘You lie!'” Bolyard says, laughing. “Or maybe...
by Taylor Small | Feb 13, 2020 | General, In The News
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 20% of new HIV diagnoses in 2017 were youth ages 13 to 24. However, barriers to information and testing mean the actual number of young people with HIV is likely higher. On this Vermont...
by Gustavo Mercado Muñiz | Jan 30, 2020 | General, Resources
As many of us know, this has been a particularly difficult week for trans and non-binary Vermonters with the rise of an anti-trans group directing hate towards us and trying to deny the validity of our existences. These kinds of messages make it easier for people to...
