Proud Voice

Proud Voice Magazine, created by the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance. Quarterly issues that highlight all things LGBT+ in WNY.

  • Metahuman R&B, Music Review by Michael Farrow

    Metahuman R&BJay Aquarious, Distortion & Symmetry – 3.8/5Digital Desire and the Fight for Symmetry R&B in 2025 was a year of music with no direction.…

  • TAKE ACTION: NYS LGBTQ REPORT

    by Mx. Bridge Rauch (they/them/theirs) Equality New York is a statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. They recently announced their 2026 legislative platform, selected by five committees:…

  • Trans Agenda:

    I wish you thought I was the devilOr maybe I’m possessedThe name you often give meAs if you’re oppressedI wish you thought I was the…

  • INTERSECT: A Pride Arts Festival

    by Sara “Intersect is an event for the community and by the community. That means putting the decision-making power into the hands of the community…

  • ICONS #1, In Our Own Voices: Leslie Feinberg

    Jeff, you fell down the rabbit hole of local LGBTQ history back in 2019? Most people think that Gay Liberation happened in a big city.…

  • Sam Norquist Trial

    In February of last year, Sam Nordquist, a trans man from Minnesota was found murdered in a field in Yates county, NY, just ninety minutes…

  • PROUD VOICE, Spring 2026

    Welcome to the third Issue of Proud Voice! Published by the Buffalo Niagara Proud Alliance BUFFALO NIAGARA PROUD ALLIANCE is a growing nonprofit organization that…

  • BGMC & NCTM Coming Out Day Celebration

    From Proud Voice Fall 2025 Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus and Nickel City Treble Makers Kick Off 2025–2026 Concert Season with Coming Out Day Celebration BGMC…

  • Spectrum of Care: HOW TO NAVIGATE LGBTQIA2S+ CANCER SERVICES

    UPDATE AS OF 03/01/2026: The event has been postponed. FROM PROUD VOICE Fall 2025, Coming Out! November 8, 2025 9-2PM Hohn Auditorium & Gaylord Cary…

  • Healing the Wounds Within

    Trauma, Addiction, and the Promise of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for LGBTQ+ Mental Health by Seaghan Coleman, LCSW-R Let’s start with something simple — and true: LGBTQ+…