UW-La Crosse Pride Center

07/08/2026

Educate yourself, your friends, and your family!!!

Join us to learn about the anti-equity constitutional amendment on ...

06/26/2026

Get ready to Celebrate Disability Pride Month!!!!

July is Disability Pride Month - just 1 week from today! In preparation, here are the meanings behind each color in the flag.
🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚

Image description: a square graphic with a bright pink background celebrates Disability Pride Month. Large cream-colored text at the top reads, “July is Disability Pride Month.” Below, yellow text asks, “What do the colors in the flag represent?”

In the center is an illustration of a laptop displaying the Disability Pride Flag. The flag features five diagonal stripes running from the upper left to the lower right across a dark charcoal-gray background. Each stripe is labeled with the disability community it represents:

Red stripe: “physical disabilities”
Gold/yellow stripe: “cognitive and intellectual disabilities”
White stripe: “non-visible and undiagnosed disabilities”
Blue stripe: “psychiatric disabilities”
Green stripe: “sensory disabilities”

The dark gray background is labeled “mourning,” representing remembrance of disabled people who have experienced discrimination, violence, neglect, or loss of life.

Along the right edge of the image, the creator’s handle appears vertically in white text: “.”

06/10/2026

Mark your calenders!!!

06/08/2026

Book of the Week number 2!! Focusing on sports and their role in gender, this read takes a deep dive into why this topic is so hot!

06/07/2026

Looking for a great place to work!!

06/04/2026

This is a wonderful part of trans history!!

06/04/2026

Celebrate Pride throughout Wisconsin!!!!!

Pride is everywhere in Wisconsin. 🌈 This list is just the start. Help us fill in the gaps by sharing the Pride events we missed in the comments!

06/03/2026

Wisconsin Q***r History

After owner Frank Balistrieri swapped out all his go-go girls for female impersonators in 1969, Misty Dawn (1945-?) became the breakout star of the Ad Lib Nightclub (323 W. Wells St.)

“The crowd was a sexually charged mess of h***y sailors, clueless straight men, and sw***er couples who came to see a sexy floor show… and in-the-know gay men who knew this was really just a drag show,” said Jamie G**s, former performer. “Those girls made good money for the Ad Lib, and the Ad Lib took very good care of those girls.”

As a fully transitioned transwoman, Misty was the one and only real girl in the Ad Lib line-up. When she was arrested in 1970 for “violations,” Misty fought back hard — and filed the first transgender rights lawsuit in Milwaukee history.

There was no legal precedent for gender identity at the time — which the Balistrieris used to their advantage. The suit called attention to rules that ONLY applied to people assigned female at birth. Since Misty was not, the rules did not apply to her — unless of course, the city was willing to legally acknowledge that Misty was a woman.

It was a gamble — and even the Balistrieris were surprised to win.

Misty’s victory forced the city to recognize transgender identity for the first time. It also caused the elimination of Prohibition Era ordinances that discriminated against ALL females (employees and customers) in nightlife. Misty continued performing in Milwaukee until 1976. Her final whereabouts remain unknown.

Thank you to WISN 12 NEWS for partnering with us to share the stories of Wisconsin LGBTQ history! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month! This month, there will be a weekly series on books about the LGBTQIA+ community! Be sure to check some out!

Our 1st book of the week: Gender Q***r!