All Stripes, Atlanta United’s LGBTQ+ supporters’ group, is closing out Pride month with Drag Bingo on Saturday, June 28.
From 4 to 7 p.m., performers from Atlanta’s legendary camp drag troupe The Armorettes will host this family-friendly bingo event at Brick + Mortar at Pullman Yards. Entry is free, with each bingo card costing $5. Want to play all afternoon? $30 will get you cards for all eight rounds of the game.
All money raised will benefit HIV/AIDS organizations as part of The Armorettes’ mission to fundraise for people living with the disease since 1979.
All Stripes hosts this drag bingo event every year as part of their goal to make soccer inclusive of everyone – the LGBTQ+ community, women, and anyone who doesn’t fit the traditional mold.
“[Soccer] is a very masculine sort of space, and we’re working to bring everyone together – including women and people who don’t necessarily fall under that umbrella of being super masculine: the ‘bro,’ you know?” Melanie Koerting, the President of All Stripes, told Georgia Voice.
With bans on trans students participating on teams that align with their gender proliferating in Georgia and across the country, sports are beginning to feel less safe for trans fans. All Stripes has a “Let Trans Play” scarf, the profits of which benefit Athlete Ally, an organization fighting for equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports. The group has also raised over $1,000 this year for Advocates for Trans Equality.
All Stripes’ Pride celebration doesn’t end in June. Celebrate all season long with the group’s recently released special edition jersey commemorating Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ history.
The kit includes references to The Otherside Lounge (including the number 97 on the back in reference to the year of the attack by serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph), The Armorettes, Backstreet, a map of Midtown, and, of course, the rainbow Pride flag. Fans are also able to customize their jersey with their own Pride flag, from a list of ten, including the asexual, intersex, and two-spirit flags.
To learn more, visit allstripesatl.com.
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