Sussex Pride

We are honored to announce that Delaware's very own Twin Poets — Poet Laureates Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha and Albert Mills — will be taking the stage with us this World AIDS Day.

🎟️ Admission is FREE, but registration is required to reserve your spot! 👉 Secure your seat today: sussexpride.org/hiv

We are honored to announce that Delaware's very own Twin Poets — Poet Laureates Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha and Albert Mills — will be taking the stage with us this World AIDS Day.

Join us on December 1st at the Listening Booth for Persistent Voices, a deeply moving tribute honoring the incredible artists, creators, and visionaries we've lost to HIV/AIDS.

🏳️‍🌈 Poodle Beach Historical Marker Unveiling A landmark moment in Delaware's LGBTQ history!

📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 11:00 AM 📍 Corner of Prospect Street & the South Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach The ceremony is free and open to the public, with remarks from local and state officials, community members, and Delaware Public Archives representatives.

🏳️‍🌈 Poodle Beach Historical Marker Unveiling A landmark moment in Delaware's LGBTQ history!

💛💜 Every body belongs. Every story matters. 💛💜 On Intersex Awareness Day, Oct 26, we honor the beauty, strength, and innate dignity of intersex individuals across the First State and around the world.

✨ Connect with your local community: follow and reach out to @intersexdelaware on Facebook or Instagram to find resources, support, community, and solidarity. Together, let's keep building a Delaware where every single body is celebrated just as it is. 🌾🌊✨

💛💜 Every body belongs. Every story matters. 💛💜 On Intersex Awareness Day, Oct 26, we honor the beauty, strength, and innate dignity of intersex individuals across the First State and around the world.

Intersex people have always been a natural and wonderful part of human diversity. Yet, so many grow up feeling isolated or unheard. Today—and every day—we champion bodily autonomy, self-determination, and the freedom for every person to live authentically, free from shame or forced conformity.

🎃 Join Sussex Pride for the TransFam Halloween Night Creeptacular! 👻 🗓️ Oct 31 | 6:00–8:00 PM 📍 Ocean View, DE 🎟️ FREE (All ages) Expect a live DJ, costume prizes, treats, and great community vibes! 🕸️

You deserve safety, support, and community. 🏳️‍🌈✨ CHILD, Inc. is offering a safe, confidential, and affirming virtual space for LGBTQ+ adults who have experienced domestic violence.

Join us for healing-centered conversations, peer support, coping tools, and safety planning resources. 🗓 When: Mondays • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

🧙‍♀️👻 WALK WITH US, WITCHES! 👻🧙‍♀️ Sussex Pride + Free Mom Hugs are haunting the Sea Witch Parade — THIS SATURDAY, October 24 — and we need YOU on our float crew! 🪦✨

Our float's got full GRAVEYARD vibes — come dressed as your spookiest self: ghost, witch, zombie, or whatever makes you feel fabulously dead. 💀 🕘 9:00 AM — float decorators arrive 🕙 10:00 AM — walkers arrive 📍 Line up: State Road @ 330 Rehoboth Ave

🧙‍♀️👻 WALK WITH US, WITCHES! 👻🧙‍♀️ Sussex Pride + Free Mom Hugs are haunting the Sea Witch Parade — and we need YOU on our float crew! 🪦✨

Here's the plan: 🕘 9:00 AM — Float decorators arrive (come early, we need hands!) 🕙 10:00 AM — Walkers arrive 📍 Line up on State Road @ 330 Rehoboth Ave 🍬 Bring 2–3 big bags of candy to HAND out (no throwing — parade rules!)

🧙‍♀️👻 WALK WITH US, WITCHES! 👻🧙‍♀️ Sussex Pride + Free Mom Hugs are haunting the Sea Witch Parade — and we need YOU on our float crew! 🪦✨

📱 Swipe Smarter, Stress Less Dating apps reach hundreds of millions of people — and new research from Flinders University suggests the kind of app matters for mental health, especially for gay and bisexual men.

For our community, this is a reminder that wellbeing is shaped by the environments we spend time in — online and off. Widening the field, taking breaks, and finding connection offline were all part of a calmer picture.

📱 Swipe Smarter, Stress Less Dating apps reach hundreds of millions of people — and new research from Flinders University suggests the kind of app matters for mental health, especially for gay and bisexual men.

Among 578 men surveyed (ages 18–69), those who used only one kind of dating app reported significantly higher anxiety than those who mixed app types.

🚲 TOMORROW! The LGBTQ+ Bike Ride rolls out Sunday at 10 AM — meet at the Lewes Trailhead Pavilion (111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE; free parking north of the library).

A fun, relaxed 10-mile loop on the trails of Lewes, Rehoboth & Cape Henlopen State Park — no-drop pace, all bikes, bodies & ages welcome, supportive allies too. Helmet required, no registration needed — just show up! Rollout 10:15 AM.

☕🥐 You're invited to the LGBTQ+ Seaford Breakfast Meetup! 📅 Thursday, October 29 🕘 9:00 AM 📍 Seaford, DE (restaurant name & location shared via the group) Members of LGBTQ+ Seaford are gathering for breakfast — a chance to connect, meet new friends, and build LGBTQ+ community in Seaford.

💜💛 Intersex Awareness Day is October 26. Intersex people are born with physical sex characteristics — chromosomes, hormones, or anatomy — that don't fit typical definitions of male or female. About 1.7% of the population has an intersex trait.