All Stripes hosts Pride drag bingo with The Armorettes on June 28

All Stripes Atlanta United s LGBTQ supporters group is closing out Pride month with Drag Bingo on Saturday June From to 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 Want to play all afternoon will get you cards for all eight rounds of the championship All money raised will benefit HIV AIDS organizations as part of The Armorettes mission to fundraise for people living with the condition since All Stripes hosts this drag bingo event every year as part of their goal to make soccer inclusive of everyone the LGBTQ society 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 explained 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 this year for Advocates for Trans Equality All Stripes Pride celebration doesn t end in June Celebrate all season long with the group s of late circulated special edition jersey commemorating Atlanta s LGBTQ history The kit includes references to The Otherside Lounge including the number 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 unit 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 Related stories With FIFA World Cup Atlanta aims to celebrate the city First Tee receives million grant from Arthur M Blank Family Foundation The post All Stripes hosts Pride drag bingo with The Armorettes on June appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta