New Haven Pride Center: A Place for Community, Culture, and Support

If you’ve ever wandered around Downtown in June and felt something electric in the air – more color, more joy, more rhythm in the streets – that’s Pride Month pulsing through the city, a time to honor and uplift our LGBTQ+ community. And right at the center of it all, both literally and symbolically, is the New Haven Pride Center. It isn’t just a building or a program. It’s a home base. A hub. A heartbeat.

Tucked into the city’s cultural core, the New Haven Pride Center has been holding space for LGBTQ+ lives, stories, and futures for nearly 30 years. It’s where art meets activism, where community care is a daily practice, and where no one has to explain who they are just to be welcomed. They’re all about fostering well-being, education, and advocacy in a friendly, approachable way. Imagine a welcoming hub where you can find everything from engaging workshops to supportive peer groups – it’s a testament to how deeply they care about creating a truly inclusive and thriving New Haven for all.

Walk through its doors and you’re just as likely to find a queer youth poetry workshop as you are a legal clinic, an art exhibition, or a bag of fresh groceries ready for pickup from the Center’s food pantry. It’s life-affirming support wrapped in radical love, and it’s as New Haven as it gets: bold, inclusive, unapologetically vibrant. Their tireless work helps ensure that our city has it all for everyone, making it a more colorful, welcoming, and wonderful place to be.

The New Haven Pride Center is open all year, offering everything from housing support and HIV prevention to youth meetups and racial justice initiatives. It’s about building a world where LGBTQ+ folks are not just safe — but celebrated, centered, and seen. 

Whether you’re a first-time visitor catching the Pride flag fluttering outside, or someone who’s called this place home for decades, the New Haven Pride Center is here, and it’s ready to welcome you in.

For the latest events, exhibits, and ways to get involved, visit newhavenpridecenter.org.