Faces of Colgay Pride: A Look at Our Staff

We are thrilled to announce and celebrate the appointment of **Stella Drocko** as our new Vice President of Transgender Affairs. Stella is one of Columbus, Georgia's most outspoken and resilient advocates, consistently standing up to oppression and adversity. She's renowned for her dedication to championing the rights of the voiceless and the marginalized, and has probably met and befriended every person in the city at one point or another.

Over the past three decades, Stella has made significant contributions to Columbus's development. As a legendary figure in both LGBT and straight entertainment, she has managed several businesses, including bars, novelty stores, and food establishments. Her brutal honesty and courageous spirit are precisely why we have invited her to join us at this pivotal moment in our history.

Currently, we are witnessing a war on trans rights that is diminishing the spirit of countless transgender individuals and advocates who have fought tirelessly for these accomplishments over the past 50 years. Stella is not one to back down from a fight when it's a fight for what's right. There is truly nobody better to have our backs during these times than Stella Drocko.

Stella is actively planning several trans rights rallies and protests, and she will need our support. She has fought for us for as long as we have known her, and now she is asking for our assistance. Stand with her, picket with her, speak with her, and rise against hate, ignorance, and violence. Stella will teach us how to make our voices heard and not ignored.

We are incredibly fortunate to have Stella join our team. Her guidance will be invaluable as we strive to restore civility, common decency, love, understanding, and hope. Stella will show us the ways to ensure that hate does not win.

I urge each and every one of you to welcome Stella to our organization and let her know that you are ready to stand and fight alongside her. This is one of the greatest battles of our time because trans people will not be erased. Trans rights are human rights, and no executive orders can change that fundamental truth. The time for inaction has ended. 

Whether you are trans, LGBT, or an ally who values equality and human life, I cordially invite you to join this fight. Together, we will protect equality, restore justice, and ensure that everyone can live by our organization's motto: **Always be you, no matter what**.

**A big congratulations and a heartfelt welcome to the one and only Stella Drocko, our new Vice President of Transgender Affairs.** We love you and we thank you for your sacrifice, your time, and your passion.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Scott Hobbs
Executive Director, Colgay Pride