The effort to pull together the festival began in August but really got rolling along in April as logistics and other planning came together. 'We were like, 'OK, let's try to track down who it is and see if we can use the same name, pass the torch to the next generation,'' Guard said. 'That's what the goal is.' The students came across the original Rainbow Richmond organization while doing research in The Palladium-Item archives and decided to reach out about reviving the group.
'This renewed effort is headed up by college students from the community who are presidents and leaders of their universities' LGBT groups.' that tried to do some very good things in the community and then kind of fell out of meetings,' said Benjamin Guard, the primary organizer for the festival. 'Rainbow Richmond actually was an organization from Richmond. No entry fee will be charged, but the group is seeking donations to help its rebuilding efforts. There'll be live music, speakers from the community and a family-friendly drag show. Saturday, June 15, at Jack Elstro Plaza in the downtown area.
Rainbow Richmond is organizing what's believed to be the city's first gay Pride festival. RICHMOND, Ind. - A revived organization with a focus on LGBT issues is going public in a big way this weekend.
