At a Special Assembly Meeting of LGBA members today, Delegates approved an organizational name change from Lesbian and Gay Band Association to Pride Bands Alliance.
The Board of Directors will work over the coming months to file all legal filings with the District of Columbia, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Internal Revenue Service, to cause the name to be in full effect.
The Alliance was formed in 1982 as Lesbian and Gay Bands of America when seven independent bands met formally in Chicago. In 2003, the Assembly of Delegates voted to use the name Lesbian and Gay Band Association to be more inclusive of our international members.
Today, Pride Bands Alliance is composed of 35 member organizations in the United States, Canada, England and Australia.
Pride Bands Alliance remains dedicated to its original goals of providing a network of LGBTQ+ community bands at all stages of development, promoting music as a medium of communication among people, improving the quality of artistic and organizational aspects of member bands, and stimulating public interest in the unique art form of community band music in our culture.
