From the Executive Director ... Karla's Blog


Another Year and a Big Celebration

Posted by Karla Rothan

Pride Holiday and March is a huge celebration for our community and Stonewall Columbus is thrilled to be able to present this event for our city. The hundreds of volunteers that it takes to put this event on every year are the real heroes when it comes to Pride. Many of them give up their [...]

Admission to the Festival at Bicentennial Park

Posted by Karla Rothan

For several years now we have had at least 3-5  “tollbooth gates” at Pride. I want to make sure that everyone understands why this is so. When I began volunteering for Stonewall Columbus in 1998, we had about 20,000 people come to our festival and parade. Now in 2008, just ten years later, we are [...]

Two Weeks Until Pride 2008

Posted by Karla Rothan

It is that crazy busy time of year again when Stonewall Columbus produces one of the largest Pride Celebrations in the Midwest with an estimated 110,000 participants. The team led by Pride Coordinator, Jan Richards is hard at work trying to make sure all of the details are solidified before the big day. This year [...]

Pride 2008

Posted by Karla Rothan

Stonewall Columbus is deep into the process of organizing Pride 2008 which will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2008 with an exciting March and Festival. This year I took a big step in hiring a Pride Coordinator for the event. Jan Richards has volunteered as the Beverage Chair for Pride for almost five years. [...]