Preserve the Past. Power the Present. Shape the Future.
At Badge Of Pride, we believe LGBTQ+ history is not just something to remember—it is a force to reclaim, amplify, and activate.
Founded in 2022, Badge Of Pride emerged from a bold conviction: that LGBTQ+ stories—our struggles, our triumphs, our culture—must not only survive but thrive as catalysts for civic engagement, cultural innovation, and social change.
Built on a rare and growing collection of over 10,000 artifacts spanning centuries of LGBTQ+ life, we are transforming history into a living resource for education, art, and advocacy.
Why It Matters
For too long, LGBTQ+ narratives have been hidden, erased, or overlooked. At Badge Of Pride, we are rewriting that legacy.
Every artifact we steward, every program we create, and every story we share builds a future where Queer history is not only seen and celebrated—but safeguarded as an essential part of our shared cultural fabric.
Your gift helps ensure these stories inspire, educate, and empower generations to come.
Educate & Engage
This year, we have produced our first major museum exhibition, BADGE OF PRIDE: FROM SILENCE...TO CELEBRATION!, opening June 06-September 28, 2025 at the Irving Archives & Museum. As the largest LGBTQ+ history exhibit ever presented in Texas, it offers an unprecedented opportunity for visitors to explore over a century of Queer history through rare artifacts and powerful storytelling.
In alignment with our core values of accessibility and inclusion, we have fully funded free admission for all visitors and ensured the entire exhibit is translated into Spanish. Every program and special event connected to the exhibition has also been offered at no cost—because Queer history belongs to everyone.
In the lead-up to the exhibit, we’ve reached thousands through LGBTQ+ history pop-ups, community programs, and workshops across North Texas. Queer history doesn’t belong behind glass—it belongs in classrooms, libraries, and the lives of everyday people.
Amplify LGBTQ+ Voices
From oral history projects and live performance series to workshops at the intersection of art, activism, and history, we collaborate with artists, historians, and community members to turn artifacts into action.
Promote Inclusion & Intersectionality
Queer history is as diverse as the community itself. Our programs center voices across race, gender identity, ability, and class—because representation is power, and every voice enriches the narrative.
Join Us. Be Part of History in Motion.
Your gift ensures LGBTQ+ stories are preserved and elevated as forces for justice, inclusion, and cultural change.
Badge Of Pride collects and activates artifacts from LGBTQ+ history to inform, enrich and engage the power of the contemporary Queer experience.
At Badge Of Pride, we’re advancing bold initiatives to preserve, activate, and amplify LGBTQ+ history as a cultural force for change. With your partnership, we can:
🏳️🌈 Produce Landmark Exhibitions
Bring "Badge Of Pride: From Silence…To Celebration!"—the largest LGBTQ+ history exhibit ever presented in Texas—to more places. This immersive museum experience showcases over a century of Queer stories, and makes history accessible.
🔺 Expand Innovative Programs
Develop and deliver dynamic public programs—including our Say It Loud speaker series, art-activism workshops, and community activation days—that educate, engage, and inspire new generations of activists and allies.
🏳️⚧️ Preserve Queer Voices
Grow our Oral History Project to capture and preserve the diverse lived experiences that are the heartbeat of LGBTQ+ culture—ensuring these voices are safeguarded for future generations.
At Badge Of Pride, we believe that the strength of the LGBTQ+ community lies in its diversity. Identities—across race, gender, sexuality, ability, age, and class—intersect in ways that shape our histories and our futures. We honor these intersections and invite our community to bring every facet of who they are to this work.
We recognize that systems of privilege and oppression have long dictated whose stories are preserved and whose are erased. Racism, in particular, has fractured both society and the LGBTQ+ community itself. We reject these inequities in all forms and are committed to dismantling them through accountability, transparency, and action.
By centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), amplifying marginalized narratives, and bridging generational, cultural, and socio-economic divides, we seek to transform not only how history is remembered—but how justice is pursued.
Organization name
Badge Of Pride
Causes
LGBTQIA, Arts & Humanities, Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
300 S. Montreal Ave