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Rainbow Rose Center fosters an environment of inclusion, equity, and health where all LGBTQIA+ community members thrive in York and Adams counties. We envision an inclusive community where all individuals of York and Adams counties feel safe and welcome in their everyday lives.

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  • Anonymous

    The Rainbow Rose gave me a voice as an LGBTQ+ youth when I felt very alone and was confused about my identity. Through volunteering, I felt connected to my community and I’ve met other people my age apart of the community who have become important in my life. Without the rainbow rose, I wouldn’t have these valuable connections and I’d still feel alone.

  • Nicole

    Rainbow Rose Center has given me a community where I can be my authentic self and feel seen. This community has been accepting of who I am and I can show up unmasked and be welcomed with kindness.

  • Anonymous

    I was nervous about moving back to the area because I remembered the fear and embarrassment and othering I felt 15-20 years ago. Walking into Pride at the York Fairgrounds a few months later, I was blown away by how many members of the community showed up for us. Rainbow Rose Center created and fostered a welcoming, energized event that while unexpected, felt familiar. I've been grateful for the spaces they've built throughout York the rest of the year and met more of 'my people' through RRC than I'd thought were here. With the Center's backing, I feel empowered to help expand their warmth and resources so that our LGBTQIA+ folks here can embrace their lives more fully and safely than I felt I could in decades past.

  • Chrissy Tobias

    The Rainbow Rose Center is incredibly helpful! I contacted the RRC when I was helping my niece through the process of changing her name to align with her gender identity. They offered amazing advice that was invaluable to making this process much easier. Thank you to this incredible community resource!

  • Anonymous

    My therapist recommended coming to Rainbow Rose activities and I have never felt more seen since starting these groups! It is hard to find other people with LGBTQ+ Identities in York county sometimes, but Rainbow Rose allows for connections you may not get to have otherwise. Going to the young adult group, the art group, and other social activities have been really helpful for my mental health and have helped me open up socially! I have even looked into moderating a group recently! Thank you Rainbow Rose for all that you have done and continue to do!

June 24, 2026

Proclamation By The Governor Of Pennsylvania Regarding PRIDE 2026

byThe Rainbow Rose Center

We are honored to share the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s official 2026 Pride Month Proclamation, issued by Governor Josh Shapiro. This proclamation recognizes the history, contributions, and ongoing fight for equality of LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians, while also naming June 13, 2026, as York County Pride.

To help make this document more accessible to our community, we are sharing the full text here for all to read.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

WHEREAS, William Penn founded Pennsylvania on the principles of fairness, tolerance, and understanding, and the rich cultural fabric of our Commonwealth has been woven by people from all different backgrounds and walks of life; and

WHEREAS, we thrive when we celebrate the diversity that makes our communities stronger, and our LGBTQ+ individuals have played significant roles in Pennsylvania’s economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development while working tirelessly to maintain and promote their culture and history; and

WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ people deserve respect and opportunity to fully participate in our society, free of bias or stigma, so that they and all Pennsylvanians may thrive together and, although tremendous progress has been made in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, more work needs to be done to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity; and

WHEREAS, my Administration will continue to protect and defend the fundamental rights and freedoms of our transgender students and LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians from any harmful policies or hateful rhetoric to ensure that Pennsylvania remains a place that is warm and welcoming for all; and

WHEREAS, every Pennsylvanian deserves the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed – the kind of freedom that comes when you live in a Commonwealth that respects you for who you are, no matter what you look like, where you come from, who you love, or who you pray to; and

WHEREAS, there is the urgent need for legislation that would protect LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians from being denied housing, public accommodations, and employment based on their sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity; and

WHEREAS, these are essential steps to building a better, stronger Commonwealth – one where all Pennsylvanians receive equal protection under the law and where we all unite and denounce violence towards LGBTQ+ individuals, promote self - affirmation, dignity, and equality, mobilize communities, and expand real freedom in our Commonwealth.

THEREFORE, I, Josh Shapiro, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim June 2026 to be

PRIDE MONTH

and June 13, 2026, as YORK COUNTY PRIDE in recognition of the tireless efforts of LGBTQ+ individuals, advocates, and heroes across our Commonwealth. I encourage all Pennsylvanians to celebrate this important observance and continue to work toward liberty and justice for all.

GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Governor, at the City of Harrisburg, on this fourteenth day of May two thousand twenty-six, the year of the Commonwealth the two hundred fiftieth.

Governor Josh Shapiro

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