Website: www.gcequality.org

We are currently accepting applications from vendors - merchandise, information, nonprofit services, and food. For further details and to access the registration application, please visit our website above and select the "Gulf Coast Equality Fest" tab.

Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) is August 20. Founded by the Southern AIDS Coalition, SHAAD is a day that individuals, communities, and organizations can unite to call attention to the disproportionate number of people living with HIV in the South.

Gay Uncle Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in August, which this year, 2025, falls on August 10th. It's a day to celebrate and honor the LGBTQ+ relatives, particularly gay uncles (often called "guncles"), and the positive impact they have on their nieces and nephews.