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2ND ANNUAL
OKLAHOMA PRIDE ALLIANCE
RAINBOW AWARDS GAYLA

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

TOWER THEATRE
DOORS OPEN AT 6PM
SHOW AT 7PM

THROUGH THE RAINBOW AWARDS, OUR ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS, CHANGE-MAKERS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.  AWARD WINNERS WILL BE HONORED AT OUR 1ST ANNUAL OKLAHOMA RAINBOW AWARDS GAYLA!

2024 QUEER JUSTICE: COLORS OF CHANGE

FINAL NOMINEES

Hot Pink // First Unitarian Church of OKC, Ryan Ochsner

Red - Life // Amelia Brewer, Comfort Keidel, and Kay Floyd

Orange - Healing // Alex McGowan Rayburn & Cooper Rayburn, Deanna Prufert, and Natasha Kotey

Yellow-Sunlight-Visibility // Marcellus Miller, Rural Oklahoma Pride, Yakisoba Zay Michaels

Green-Nature-Environmentalism-Conservation // Aleah Walker, Kasey Meek, Out on Earth Podcast

Turquoise-Magic-Art- Drag-Creatives-Artists // The Circle Photography, Harper Harris, Storytime with May Lynn

Indigo - Serenity // Knoah Cotto, Kody Job, Mr. Lance Preston

Violet - Spirit // John Hawk Co-Coke, Mike Maus, Stephanie Fowler

GRAND MARSHALS

Rebel // James Cooper, Councilman, Oklahoma City Council

Legend // Lance McDaniel, Film Director and CEO

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2023 QUEER JOY: THE RESISTANCE

WINNERS

  • Hot Pink - Mataia Blackwell

  • Red - Life // Laura Lang

  • Orange - Healing // Russell Rooms

  • Yellow-Sunlight-Visibility // Shawnda Adams

  • Green-Nature-Environmentalism-Conservation // Kris Marek

  • Turquoise-Magic-Art- Drag-Creatives-Artists // Laal Shams

  • Indigo - Serenity // Moss and Mike Abla

  • Violet - Spirit // Mauree Turner

GRAND MARSHALS

  • Rebel // Nicole McAfee (they/she), Executive Director Freedom Oklahoma

  • Legend // Kelley Blair (they/them), CEO, Director Diversity Center of Oklahoma 

2022: LOVE TRANSCENDS

HONOREES

  • Red - Life // Val Weistner

  • Orange - Healing // Liz Charles and Hadley Wagoner

  • Yellow- Sunlight- Visibility // Cassidy Fallik

  • Green - Nature- Environmentalism/Conservation // Jerí Irby

  • Turquoise - Magic/Art- Drag/Creatives/Artists // Urban Pride Events, Brandi

  • Indigo - Serenity // Sara Adams Cornell

  • Violet - Spirit // Elizabeth Horn

 

GRAND MARSHALL

  • Gina Ortiz Jones // Air Force Undersecretary

2021: Rainbow Revolution

HONOREES

  • Hot Pink - Sex // Adele Wolf (she/her)

  • Red - Life // Cynthia Garcia (she/ella) 

  • Orange - Healing // The Center at UCO 

  • Yellow- Sunlight- Visibility // Tyreke Baker The Black Times (he/him)

  • Green - Nature- Environmentalism/Conservation // Katrina Ward (she/they)

  • Turquoise - Magic/Art- Drag/Creatives/Artists // Am’re Ford (he/him) of Arts in Action and Fire in Little Africa 

  • Indigo - Serenity // Dr. Kate Arnold and Phil Burke at Variety Care

  • Violet - Spirit // Adriana Laws (she/her) at the Collegiate Freedom and Justice Society 

GRAND MARSHALS

  • Rebel // Representative Mauree Turner (they/them)

  • Legend // Paula Sofia (she/her)

2019: Legends & Rebels

[ON 39TH STREET]

HONOREES

  • Hot Pink - Sex // Maria Mancebo

  • Red - Life // Michael Moss

  • Orange - Healing // Dr. Shauna Lawlis, OU Physician Dr.

  • Yellow- Sunlight- Visibility // Sara Cunningham

  • Green - Nature- Environmentalism/Conservation // Matthew Johnson Salcido

  • Turquoise - Magic/Art- Drag/Creatives/Artists // Maria Isabel - Armando Designs

  • Indigo - Serenity // Kris Williams, Q Space

  • Violet - Spirit // James Cooper

GRAND MARSHALS

  • Rebel // Margaret Cox

  • Legend // Don Little

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