LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons.

Beginning October 1, a 30-second video featuring a different LGBT Icon will appear each day.

Before October 1 and after October 31, a two-and-a-half-minute overview video of all 31 LGBT Icons will display.

It’s a night to meet family and friends, and support Greater Cincinnati’s Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Pride Night proceeds help to cover the yearly operating expenses of the Community Center. This event is a unique night of fun, rides and entertainment.

Check The Center's Pride Night page for more information.

For our out of town visitors, here's a map to Kings Island, area bars, and other points of interest.

The Community Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to provide information, support, resources, social activities and meeting space to the GLBT Community.

After last year's success, Cincinnati Pride Parade and Festival will again be Downtown. Equinox Cincinnati - Gay PRIDE 2011 runs July 7-10.

Thursday, July 7, is the 2011 Cincy Pride Interfaith Service (see the article below). Friday, July 8, is the Cincinnati Pride Pub Crawl.

On Saturday, July 9, Northern Kentucky Pride runs from 10am to 7pm in Goebel Park (map) in Covington, Kentucky.

The Cincinnati Pride Parade steps off from the corner of E 5th & Sentinel Streets (map) at 1pm on Sunday, July 10, and ends at the Festival on Fountain Square (map). The Festival runs from 11am to 9pm so come early to start celebrating your pride on Fountain Square where there is plenty to drink, eat, and booths to shop.

More information can be found at the Equinox Cincinnati web site.

This year's events are presented by the Greater Cincinnati Gay Chamber of Commerce.

Cincinnatians from across the rainbow of spiritual and religious perspectives will gather to celebrate how their diverse faiths respect and embrace people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. The 2011 Pride Interfaith Service will be on Thursday July 7 at 7:00pm at St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church (320 Resor Avenue in Clifton). All are invited to join attend this very special multi-faith worship event! For more details, visit www.cinciuu.org.

Ohio’s capital city, known as one of the most gay- and lesbian-friendly destinations in the U.S., is making final preparations for its Columbus Pride Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors. One of the 10 largest gay pride celebrations in the country, this year’s festival is slated for Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19, while June is filled with Pride-related events around Columbus.

The Columbus Parade is on Saturday and the Festival runs Friday and Saturday at Goodale Park. Here's a map.

Cincinnati Pride 2011 is Friday, July 8, through Sunday, July 11. More info to follow.