Last Updated on December 27, 2025
LGBT+ Friends & Allies
Bonnie Kawecki, Leader
George Simpson, Co-Leader
Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson.
LBGT and Allies table at CGO Expo 2024
The LGBT+ Friends & Allies Group welcomes anyone who is a member, friend, or ally, of the LGBT+ community. At present, our meetings consist of informal discussions during which we share, listen, and learn. We are also beginning to plan or support other activities such as Charlestown’s Gay Pride Celebration.
| SCHEDULE | TIME | LOCATION |
| 1st Thursday | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Brookside Classroom 1 |
Celebrate Pride Month 2022 in Community with Others
Have some fun and join in the celebration with
three events during Pride month.
Wed., June 22, 2022 at 7 PM in Charlestown Square
My Name is Pauli Murray [documentary] : A 2021 Documentary of Her Life and Times – Pauli Murray was a non-binary Black lawyer, activist, poet, and priest who influenced Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Thurgood Marshall.
Thur., June 23, 2022 at 5 PM at Terrace Patio [If raining at the time, rain date is 6/24.]
Pride picnic and social
Use your regular meal plan and come outside to visit with friends.
Date change due to rain:
Fri., June 24, 2022 at 11 AM at Chapel Plaza
Pride Walk to Charlestown Square: Join the crowd for a Pride Walk to support members of the LGBTQ+ community at Charlestown. Meet at the Chapel plaza and end up at Charlestown Square. Bring your signs, flags, rainbow gear, musical instruments, dogs decked out! Remember water too.
~Sponsored by the LGBTQ+ Friends and Allies~