Digest | December 31, 2025
Happy New Year to you and yours!
We are looking forward to a year filled with love and acceptance for all. The CWPride News is off to a good start. More people signing up all the time. Please invite your friends!
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XOXO
Lola
CWPride has grown into several camping weekends for the LGBTQ community, all at the Motorama events grounds.
First up, the 2026 Spring LGBTQ CampOUT weekend will be happening the week after Memorial Day, May 28-31. A fun laid-back event with a potluck dinner, river tubing, dance party with karaoke. A great way to meet people and get away from the outside world.
Time to start planning!
Visit centralwipride.org for schedules, info, and more.
Uncloseted Media's year-end review pulls together the biggest LGBTQ stories of 2025 in one place, from anti-trans executive orders and state-level bans to surprise court wins and grassroots organizing that slowed or stopped the worst proposals. It's a strong "if you read one thing" link for readers who want to understand why this year felt so intense and where resistance is starting to shift the tide.
Read full year-in-review →GO Magazine's roundup leans into the cultural and community side of 2025, spotlighting queer and trans artists, media, and grassroots projects that brought joy and visibility in a tough political year. This gives readers a counterweight to doom-scrolling by emphasizing that queer life and creativity kept expanding even while laws and rhetoric grew harsher.
Explore culture and community wins →For policy nerds and organizers, comprehensive chronological timelines provide a clean look at when specific laws passed, courts ruled, or protections were rolled back—in the U.S. and around the world. You can skim for the states and countries you care about, or notice how many changes were driven by local and regional fights rather than federal action alone.
Wikipedia: 2025 in LGBTQ Rights → | Equaldex Timeline →If you prefer video, this year-end broadcast offers a fast, conversational walkthrough of 2025's biggest LGBTQ headlines, key legal battles, and community stories. It pairs well with the written year-in-review pieces and can be framed as "put this on while you're cleaning up from New Year's and get caught up in under an hour."
Watch the broadcast →Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a Black transgender elder, formerly incarcerated activist, and longtime organizer who survived the 1969 Stonewall uprising and went on to champion the rights of trans women who are sex workers, poor, or locked up in prisons and jails.
As executive director of the Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP), Miss Major helped build a movement against criminalization and police violence that directly informs today's campaigns for trans prison reform, mutual aid, and community-based safety. Her work has always centered the most marginalized members of the trans community—those who are often left out of mainstream LGBTQ+ organizing.
Miss Major's life and activism remind us that true liberation must include everyone, especially those most impacted by systems of oppression. Her legacy continues to inspire a new generation of activists fighting for justice, dignity, and survival for all trans people. Learn more →
🎉 January 2 – After After New Years Eve Party
Kick off the new year with our community celebration!
🏕️ May 28-31 – LGBTQ+ Spring Campout
Join us for a weekend of camping, connection, and community at Motorama Events Grounds.
🏳️🌈 June 18-21 – Central Wisconsin Pride Festival
Our flagship 4-day festival featuring entertainment, vendors, and celebration for all!
🌲 July 18-20 – Call of the Wild
Experience nature, community, and adventure at our summer campout event.
Your Home Club in Wausau!
🎊 December 31 – NYE BASH
🎭 January 3 – GREAT GATSBY PARTY
🎤 January 9 – KARAOKE | 9 PM - 1 AM
🎵 January 10 – MATTEA JOY | 8 PM - 11 PM
🧠 January 11 – TRIVIA NIGHT | 6 PM - 9 PM
🍸 January 23 – "OPEN TAB" | 8 PM - 11 PM
💃 January 24 – DRAG SHOW | 9 PM START
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When: First and Third Saturday of Every Month
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Where: Centre For Well-Being, Inc.
4601 Camp Phillips Road, Weston, WI 54476
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