Stonewall Columbus

Stonewall Columbus at 1160 North High Street is the institutional engine of Columbus's LGBTQ+ community — the organisation that produces Columbus Pride (one of the five largest Pride events in the United States), runs community programming throughout the year, and maintains the social service and advocacy infrastructure that underpins everything the Short North's nightlife scene represents. The name is a deliberate invocation of the Stonewall Uprising and the tradition of organised LGBTQ+ resistance and community-building that flows from that moment. Stonewall Columbus's physical presence at the northern end of the Short North places it at the top of the same corridor as Axis, Havana, and the other gay venues — a geographical statement about the organisation's role as the community's anchor institution. The organisation's scope is comprehensive: Columbus Pride production and management, year-round community events, LGBTQ+ youth programming, advocacy at the Columbus city and Ohio state levels, and the capacity management that allows a 750,000-person event to function safely and successfully. For LGBTQ+ visitors to Columbus, Stonewall Columbus is the organisation whose work makes the experience of the Short North possible. The centre welcomes community members and is the best source of current information about Columbus's LGBTQ+ events and resources.