About OPA

OPA organizers standing together on stage in front of rainbow colored flowers

Welcome to the 6th annual pride fest celebration! We began in March 2017 as Oneonta Pride - a group of local organizers who wanted to create a Pridefest for Oneonta and its neighbors. The goal was to celebrate diversity, raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and build community by having fun together. We expected a couple hundred attendees, and more than 500 showed up! We've since tripled our attendance and we're hoping 2022 is our best year yet!

OPA Officers & Pridefest Coordinators

  • Elayne Mosher Campoli, President
  • Kirsten Eggers, Vice President & Vendor Coordinator
  • Mike Moore, Treasurer
  • Brian Moore, Secretary
  • Ellen Phillips, Media Coordinator
  • Rebecca Bonker, Decoration & Entertainment Coordinator
  • Ginny Terry, Merchandiser
  • Diana Foster, Kids Activities Coordinator
  • Kerri Chase, Volunteer & Fundraising Coordinator
  • Jennifer Dibble, Memorial Coordinator
  • Lester (Lilly Bola) Lamoree, Drag Show Coordinator
  • Kasia Swift, Planning
  • Michelle Stephens, Planning
  • Teresa Harrell, Planning
  • Michael Haehnel, Insurance and Vendor Coordinator
  • Jacey Chase, Graphic Designer


Brief History Of The Pride Flag

The pride flag was designed as a symbol of LGBTQ equality by Gilbert Baker, a gay Vietnam veteran and drag performer who settled in San Francisco, California, following his honorable discharge from the military in 1978. He was also inspired by Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay politicians, to create a symbol that represented hope over despair. The rainbow flag made its debut as a symbol of gay liberation during the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.


rainbow flag

The colors of the pride flag each have a meaning:
  • ❤️ Red - Light
  • 🧡 Orange - Healing
  • 💛Yellow - Energy
  • 💚 Green - Peace
  • 💙 Blue - Creativity
  • 💜 Purple - Spirit
A flag hanging up behind glass featuring all 8 original colors in the pride flag: purple, blue, turquoise, green, yellow, orange, red, and pink. An old sewing machine is in front of it.

Above: The first ever pride flag and the sewing machine used to make it.

As a sidenote, the flag was originally created with 8 colors. Pink represented sexuality, with turquoise represnting art/magic. Pink was removed because it was too expensive to produce at the time and organizers wanted to make pride flags accessible. Turquoise was removed to make the flag an even amount of stripes.


Progress Pride Flab featuring rainbow stripes and a chevron with black, brown, blue, pink and white stripes

The Progress Pride Flag

The progress pride flag was designed by Graphic designer Daniel Quasar in 2018.

The flag includes black and brown stripes, representing marginialized BIPOC LGBTQIA+ people. Black and brown stripes were first added to the pride flag by the City of Philadelphia.

The light blue, pink and white stripes represent the transgender community.


LGBTQIA+ Pride Flags

There are many pride flags for different for different identities within the LGBTQIA+ community. Here are several flags and what they represent.

LGBT Flag, with rainbow stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Gay flag with light blue, white and dark blue stripes. Pansexual flag with hot pink, yellow and light blue stripes. Asexual flag with black, grey, white and purple stripes. Lesbian flag with orange, white and pink stripes. Bisexual flag with pink, purple and blue stripes. Nonbinary flag with yellow, white, purple and black stripes. Trans flag with blue, pink white, pink and blue stripes. Gender fluid flag with pink, white, purple, black and blue stripes. Agender lag with black, grey, white, green, white, grey, black stripes. Gender queer flag with purple, white, green stripes. Intersex flag, yellow with a purple circle in the center.

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