The Gay City Community Events Calendar allows government departments, community groups and organizations with a notable presence on social media and/or web site exhibiting LGBTQ+ affirming messaging to submit upcoming events. Published events are open to the public.

Gay City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this Community Event Calendar Policy.

Approval

Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the preferred posting date to allow for review and follow up questions, if necessary.

Event descriptions must include how the event addresses one of the social determinants of health.

Event Restrictions

Events must not contain any of the following content:

• Profane language or content;
• Content that perpetuates discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, race, national origin, physical or mental disability, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status;
• Solicitations of commerce;
• Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
• Information that could compromise the safety or security of an individual or group; or
• Violate any copyright
• Promote violent or unsafe behaviors, including bullying/harassment
• Promote disinformation
• Spam or repetitive phrases to fill in the event description
• No nudity in featured image

Events related to sexual health must be sex and body positive. Any reports of an event shaming community will be removed and denied in the future.

Ongoing Event Length

Ongoing events will be accepted up to a year out from the date of the event’s submission.

Event Location

Events accepted must center the LGBTQ+ community in Washington State.

Event Submitter Information

All event submitters must clearly identify themselves in their event submissions and include contact information: organization name/primary individual and website URL, email address or phone number. Anonymous posting of events shall not be allowed. 

Disclaimer

Gay City does not endorse nor verify the information included. If an entry includes a link to a web site that does not end in gaycity.org, Gay City does not control nor review the content or operation of that web site. Gay City guarantees neither the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of the link, web site or content linked. Please exercise caution when accessing any unfamiliar web site.

We ask that all submitted images be optimized for the internet:

• 72 dpi resolution
• Be 80 kbs or less in size.

If you’re unable to optimize your image, please submit the full-sized image to [email protected].