Queer Goggles
Your friends at The Source LGBT+ Center interview local LGBTQ+ and allied community members in their small, conservative, rural town of Visalia, CA.
Queer Goggles
Pride in the Central Valley with Brian Poth & Nick Vargas
On this episode of Queer Goggles, host Phae Lockwood (they/them) welcomes Executive Director Brian Poth (he/they) and Director of Development and Strategy Nick Vargas (he/him), co-founders of The Source LGBT+ Center.
Earlier in 2024, Brian and Nick were announced as recipients of the esteemed James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. In this conversation, they share the joy they felt accepting the Award in Sacramento, as well as the immense positive impact the Award has had on The Source LGBT+ Center.
Brian and Nick also reveal some exciting details about The Source's biggest annual event, the highly anticipated PRIDE Visalia, including this year's theme, the incredible entertainment offerings, and an art installation the likes of which the Central Valley has never seen.
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